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Ihor Shymechko 210kg Snatch (215kg Miss)

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Meanwhile in the Ukraine … From the same gym that brought you the 200kg Snatch by Oleksiy Torokhtiy, here is his colleague Ihor Shymechko (+105kg) with a 210kg Snatch and a 215kg miss. Of course it is very likely that this is also from pre-London, but too bad he is not on the 2013 Europeans Start […]

Artem Ivanov 180kg Snatch at 2013 Ukrainian Cup

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Here is a video Artem Ivanov’s snatches from the 2013 Ukrainian Cup in Chernigov. He did not diet down for the meet and competed at 101.4kg. Far from a PR for Artem, but consider the circumstances. He told me that he only recently began his serious training (after injuring himself before London) and that he is “still weak”. Not […]

Ihor Shymechko 205kg Snatch

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Meanwhile in the Ukraine … More clips from the same 2011 competition we saw Oleksiy Torokhtiy 240kg Clean & Jerk yesterday. Ihor Shymechko (Igor Šimečka) with a 205kg Snatch Age: 26 Height: 190cm Weight: 137kg In London he lifted 197 197 200 225 232 237 for a 429 total (6th place).

Shaloha Arkady 742.5kg Total at 75kg

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At the EPA European Championships of Powerlifting and Bench Press in Kiev, Ukraine, 26.04.2012, Shaloha Arkady totaled 742.5 kg, breaking Tony Conyers all-time raw (no knee wraps) world record of 714.5kgs by a whopping 28 kg. This is now the mark to beat at RUM 2013 for 75 kg competitors like Perryman, Nguyen, Conyers, and […]

Ukrainian Dropouts – Udachyn, Cherniavska Out

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After Artem Ivanov dropping out due to injury here comes more bad news from the Ukrainian team. Svitlana Cherniavska (+75 kg) and failed to recover after an injury she suffered a month before the Olympics. Artem Udachyn (+105 kg) suffered a knee injury during one of hist last training sessions. The only representative of Ukraine […]