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Alexandr Kurlovich 215kg Snatch + 266kg Clean & Jerk

January 28, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Hope you all have a good start into the week.

Here is one from the history books I hadn’t posted before.

Alexandr Kurlovich’s 215kg Snatch at the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships.

One of the most amazing lifters who ever walked this planet.

He went 215kg / 245kg in that meet.

And for good measure, here is his red lighted 266kg Clean & Jerk from the 1987 WWC.

Other 215kg Snatchers:

  • Behdad Salimi’s 215kg Snatch
  • Dmitry Lapikov’s 215kg Snatch
  • Ashot Danielyan 215kg Snatch 262.5kg Clean & Jerk

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Comments

  1. Ronnie Felice says

    December 11, 2012 at 04:25

    Sick. Looked like he had 2-3 more kilos in him. Much more graceful than Krastevs 216

  2. Adam says

    December 11, 2012 at 10:44

    Jesus; I forgot how fluid this snatch was. I wonder if he ever maxed out more in training.

  3. steven says

    December 11, 2012 at 18:56

    USSR …

  4. Sam says

    January 28, 2013 at 14:04

    He also got robbed of his 262.5 at the 1989 WWC. Phenomenal lifter!

  5. Everett says

    January 28, 2013 at 19:44

    How much did he weigh? He is so much smaller than the other SHWs.

    • GregorATG says

      January 28, 2013 at 19:57

      I’m guessing 130-135kg maybe.

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