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Oleksiy Torokhtiy

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Oleksiy Pavlovych Torokhtiy (Ukrainian: Олексій Павлович Торохтій; born May 22, 1986, in Zuhres) is a Ukrainian weightlifter, an Olympic Gold Medalist in weightlifting (London 2012) until disqualified for a doping offence, winner of World and European Championships. Participant of two Olympic Games (2008, 2012). Oleksiy was also a Member of European Weightlifting Federation Executive Committee, Deputy Chairman of Ukrainian National Olympic Commіttee Athletes Commission and the Vice-President of the Weightlifting Federation of Ukraine (2016-2020). Currently, Oleksiy actively holds master classes and seminars on weightlifting all over the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Oleksiy Torokhtiy is the 5,868th most popular athlete, the 1,441st most popular biography from Ukraine and the 114th most popular Ukrainian Athlete.

Oleksiy Torokhtiy is a Ukrainian weightlifter, best known for winning a gold medal in the 105 kg category at the 2012 London Olympics. He is also recognized for setting multiple records in his weight class during his competitive career.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Oleksiy Torokhtiy ranks 5,868 out of 6,025. Before him are Lisanne de Roever, Carolin Leonhardt, Wyatt Allen, Andrew Wilson, Larisa Ilchenko, and Andrew Howe. After him are Alberto Martinez, Alessandro Michieletto, Shirley Robertson, Julien Bontemps, Gavin Hassett, and Nathan Wilmot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Oleksiy Torokhtiy ranks 1,262. Before him are Dossa Júnior, Shun Morishita, Sergei Ostapenko, Bruno Lopes, Ramin Ott, and Rodolfo González. After him are Willian, Hiroki Kato, Lee Woo-jin, Lu Yong, Piet Velthuizen, and Bárbara Arenhart.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Oleksiy Torokhtiy ranks 1,441 out of 1,365. Before him are Bohdan Mykhaylichenko (1997), Lesya Kalytovska (1988), Yevhen Makarenko (1991), Vitaliy Buyalskyi (1993), Nataliya Goncharova (1989), and Mark Padun (1996). After him are Artem Datsyshyn (1979), Kateryna Serdyuk (1983), Vladyslav Tretiak (1980), Lyubov Basova (1988), Alina Komashchuk (1993), and Richard Sandrak (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Ukraine

Among athletes born in Ukraine, Oleksiy Torokhtiy ranks 114. Before him are Andrew Lewis (null), Anton Kushnir (1984), Yuriy Cheban (1986), Anastasiya Merkushyna (1995), Serguei Sednev (1983), and Serhiy Kulish (1993). After him are Alina Komashchuk (1993), Pavlo Tymoshchenko (1986), Nataliia Lupu (1987), Natalia Semenova (1982), Anna Ryzhykova (1989), and Serhiy Semenov (1988).

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