Anton Pliesnoi (Georgian: ანტონ პლესნოი; Ukrainian: Антон Плесной; born 17 September 1996) is a Georgian and Ukrainian weightlifter[1] competing in the 94 kg division until 2018 and 96 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[2]

Anton Pliesnoi
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine Georgia
Born (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 27)
Dnipro,  Ukraine
Weight96.00 kg (212 lb)
Sport
CountryGeorgia
SportWeightlifting
Event–96 kg
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo –96 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya –96 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Batumi –96 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow –96 kg

Career edit

In 2012 Anton performed for the first time at the European Youth Championship in Ukraine's squad, where he took fifth place in -77 kg category lifting 275 kg. Since 2018 he represents Georgia.

He competed at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships winning a bronze medal in the total.[3][4]

Major results edit

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2021   Tokyo, Japan 96 kg 173 177 177 4 206 210 210 3 387  
World Championships
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 96 kg 167 173 177 7 198 206 211 11 379 8
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 96 kg 172 177 181   203 209 213 4 394  
European Championships
2019   Batumi, Georgia 96 kg 165 170 173   198 204 204 4 377  
2021   Moscow, Russia 96 kg 171 175 180   207 213 221   393  
European U23 Championships
2019   Bucharest, Romania 96 kg 168 168 173   200 208 215   388  
World cup
2020   Rome, Italy 96 kg 170 176 180   201 210 220   386  

References edit

  1. ^ "Athlete Results". IWF.net. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 96 kg
  3. ^ "2019 European Weightlifting championships Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Georgian Bronze of Anton Pliesnoi". Georgian Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

External links edit