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Biography
Oleg Perepetchenov (born September 6, 1975) is a Russian weightlifter.
In the 2001 and 2002 World Weightlifting Championships, he won the silver medal in the Men's 77 kg weight category. Perepetchenov competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal, lifting 365.0 kg in total. At the 2001 and 2008 at the European Weightlifting Championships he won gold in the Men's 77 kg. He was world champion in the 77 kg in clean and jerk at the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he ranked 5th in the 77 kg category, with a total of 354 kg.
On February 12, 2013 the International Olympic Committee stripped Perepetchenov of his 2004 Olympic medal after both probes were retested and showed traces of anabolic steroids.
Career bests
- Snatch: 175 kg in the class to 85 kg
- Clean and jerk: 210 kg in the class to 77 kg
- Total: 380 kg (175+205) 2005 World Championship in the class to 85 kg
Perepetchenov has also competed in Powerlifting in the Raw Russian Championships in 2011.
Weighing in at 98 kg He achieved the Following:
- Squat: 320 kg
- Bench Press: 190 kg
- Deadlift: 290 kg
- Total: 800 kg
- "74th Men's and 17th Women's Centennial World Championships". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved April 23, 2011.