Anatoly Mikhaylovich Khrapaty (also Chrapaty, Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Храпатый; 20 October 1962 – 11 August 2008) was a heavyweight weightlifter, Olympic Champion,[1] and five time World Champion who competed for the Soviet Union and Kazakhstan.

Between 1984 and 1996 he won a gold and a silver Olympic medal, as well as five worlds and five European titles.

He also set five world records: one in the snatch, three in the clean and jerk and one in the total.

He died at age 45, a few days before his flight to the 2008 Summer Olympics, when his motorcycle was hit by an oncoming vehicle.

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