Vitaliy Ponomarenko
Ukrainian weightlifter
Intro | Ukrainian weightlifter | |
Places | Ukraine | |
was | Weightlifter | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 18 March 1974, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine | |
Death | 5 February 2008 (aged 33 years) |
Vitaliy Ponomarenko (1975 – February 5, 2008) was a Ukrainian powerlifting champion. Ponomarenko weighed 220 lbs. At the time of his death he still holds the second highest bench press with a 782-pound press. He died on 5 February 2008 due to a heart condition.