Anatoly Pisarenko

Anatoliy Pisarenko one of the greatest weightlifters ever!







Born January 10, 1958 in Kiev, Ukraine was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR. He trained at Dynamo in Kiev, Ukraine.


World champion (1981-1983).
European champion (1981-1984).

Set thirteen World records in career


World records by Anatoly Pisarenko.
1981 Snatch 201.5 kg Super heavyweight Podolsk
1981 Total (2) 447.5 kg Super heavyweight Podolsk
1982 Snatch 202.5 kg Super heavyweight Dnipropetrovsk
1982 Clean and jerk 258.0 kg Super heavyweight Frunze
1982 Clean and jerk 258.5 kg Super heavyweight Dnipropetrovsk
1982 Total (2) 450.0 kg Super heavyweight Frunze
1982 Total (2) 455.0 kg Super heavyweight Frunze
1982 Total (2) 457.5 kg Super heavyweight Dnipropetrovsk
1983 Snatch 203.0 kg Super heavyweight Odessa
1983 Snatch 205.0 kg Super heavyweight Moscow
1983 Snatch 206.0 kg Super heavyweight Moscow
1983 Clean and jerk 260.5 kg Super heavyweight Allentown
1984 Clean and jerk 265.0 kg Super heavyweight Varna


Clean 280 kg (617 lbs) in training.




He used to smoke a cigarette and drink a cup of tea between sets.

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