Aliaksei Mzhachyk

Aliksei Uladzimiravich Mzhachyk (Belarusian: Аляксей Уладзіміравіч Мжачык; 30 June 1996 – 1 August 2021) was a Belarusian weightlifter. He placed 12th in the men's +105 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1][2]

Aliaksei Mzhachyk
Mzhachyk in 2019
Personal information
Native nameАляксей Уладзіміравіч Мжачык
NationalityBelarusian
Born(1996-06-30)30 June 1996
Pinsk, Belarus
Died1 August 2021(2021-08-01) (aged 25)
Germany
Weight139.6 kg (308 lb)
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)+109 kg

In age-specific categories he won the bronze medal at the 2017 European Junior & U23 Weightlifting Championships. He finished eighth at the 2017 European Weightlifting Championships and thirteenth at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships.

Mzhachyk died in a car accident in Germany on 1 August 2021.[3] He was 25.

References

  1. "Aliaksei Mzhachyk". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. "Men's +105kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. "Белорусский тяжелоатлет Мжачик погиб в автокатастрофе в Германии" (in Russian). REN TV. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.


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