Yauheni Tsikhantsou
Personal information
NationalityBalrussian
Born (1998-11-04) 4 November 1998
Gomel, Belarus[1]
Weight100.00 kg (220 lb)
Sport
CountryBelarus
SportWeightlifting
Event–102 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Pattaya–102 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Batumi–96 kg
Representing Individual Neutral Athletes
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 Riyadh–102 kg

Yauheni Paulavich Tsikhantsou (Belarusian: Яўгені Паўлавіч Ціханцоў; born 4 November 1998) is a Belarusian weightlifter,[2] World Champion and European Champion competing in the 94 kg category until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3][4]

Career

World Championships

In 2018 he competed as a junior at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the newly created 96 kg division.[5][6] He won a bronze medal in the snatch portion with a junior world record setting lift of 180 kg.

European Championships

In 2019 he competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships in the 96 kg category.[7] He made all six lifts in a perfect day, winning gold medals in the snatch, clean & jerk and total, setting European Records in the clean & jerk and total.[8] His total of 400 kg was a full 22 kg over the silver medalist.

Other competitions

In 2018 he competed in the 5th International Qatar Cup[9] winning a silver medal in the snatch, and bronze medals in both the clean & jerk and total.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan96 kg1731801843rd place, bronze medalist(s)21021721773904
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand102 kg1751801822nd place, silver medalist(s)2122132182nd place, silver medalist(s)3981st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships
2019Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia96 kg1701741781st place, gold medalist(s)2042102221st place, gold medalist(s)4001st place, gold medalist(s)
Qatar Cup
2018Qatar Doha, Qatar96 kg1701751782nd place, silver medalist(s)2012012113rd place, bronze medalist(s)3813rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "Belarus Weightlifting Federation Profile". Belarus Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "IWF Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ↑ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 96 kg
  4. ↑ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iranian Gold in the men's 96kg". IWF.net. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Iranians bag eight world weightlifting medals". Iran Daily. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ↑ 2019 European Championships Start Book
  8. ↑ "2019 European Championships Male Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  9. ↑ 5th Annual Qatar Cup Start Book
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