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Oleksandr Pielieshenko
Oleksandr Yuriyovych Pielieshenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Юрійович Пелешенко, also transliterated Peleshenko; 7 January 1994 – 5 May 2024) was a Ukrainian weightlifter. He was the 2016[2] and 2017 European Champion. He also competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] Pielieshenko was killed in action during the Russo-Ukrainian War, at the age of 30.[4][5] CareerAs of April 2018, he was suspended due to an out-of-competition drug test that detected the masking agent chlorthalidone.[6] He was suspended provisionally until 2026.[7] Later life and deathIn the first days of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pielieshenko joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[4] He died during combat operations on 5 May 2024, at the age of 30.[4] He was the first Olympian to be killed in action during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4][8] Major results
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