[1] Competing in men's 94 kg, he is the 2015 World champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist.

In 2006, Straltsou dominated the 85 kg class by winning the gold medal at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Hangzhou, China.

Straltsou represented Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the men's light heavyweight category along with his compatriot Andrei Rybakou, who eventually won the silver medal.

[3] Competing in men's 94 kg, Straltsou won gold at the 2015 World Championships in Houston.

He was awarded the silver medal in the men's -94 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.