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LEONID TARANENKO
:: Born in 1956
:: Country: Soviet Union, Unified Team (CIS), Belarus
:: Summer Olympics and World Championships Medals:
Gold (2),
Silver (2),
Bronze (1),
:: Weight Classes Competed in:
Super Heavyweight (108 PlusKG),
Heavyweight (110KG),
Super Heavyweight (110 PlusKG),
:: World Records: 19
:: More Info:
LEONID TARANENKO @ LiftUp Hall of Fame
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| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Heavyweight | 1 | 182.5+240 = 422.5 |
| 1992 | Super Heavyweight | 2 | 187.5+237.5 = 425 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Heavyweight | 3 | 182.5+220= 402.5 |
| 1980 | Heavyweight | 1 | 182.5+240= 422.5 |
| 1987 | Super Heavyweight | 2 | 202.5+265= 467.5 |
| 1990 | Super Heavyweight | 1 | 195+255= 450 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Heavyweight | 1 | 190+230= 420 |
| 1985 | Super Heavyweight | 2 | 185+230= 415 |
| 1986 | Super Heavyweight | 2 | 195+242.5= 437.5 |
| 1988 | Super Heavyweight | 1 | 207.5+255= 462.5 |
| 1990 | Super Heavyweight | 3 | 205+247.5= 452.5 |
| 1991 | Super Heavyweight | 1 | 200+247.5= 447.5 |
| 1996 | Super Heavyweight | 1 | 182.5+232.5= 415 |
| Date | Tournament | Host | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1979 | Baltics Cup | , | Heavyweight | 1 | |
| 3/1/1979 | Friendship Cup | Leningrad, Russia | Heavyweight | 2 | 177.5+222.5= 400 |
| 3/3/1983 | Friendship Cup | Odessa, Ukraine | Heavyweight | 1 | 196.5+242= 427.5 |
| 7/18/1986 | Good Will Games | Moscow, USSR | Super Heavyweight | 1 | 202.5+245= 447.5 |
| 3/2/1990 | Friendship Cup | Tbilisi, Georgia | Super Heavyweight | 1 | 200+245= 445 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Heavyweight | 3 | 165+212.5 = 377.5 |
| 1979 | Heavyweight | 1 | 177.5+232.5 = 410 |
| 1983 | Heavyweight | 1 | 187.5+242.5 = 430 |
| 1986 | Super Heavyweight | 2 | 187.5+235 = 422.5 |
| 1986 | Super Heavyweight | 2 | 187.5+235 = 422.5 |
| 1987 | Super Heavyweight | 1 | 207.5+262.5 = 470 |
| 1989 | Super Heavyweight | 3 | 197.5+250 = 447.5 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Heavyweight | 1 | 177.5+232.5 = 410 |
| 1983 | Heavyweight | 1 | 187.5+242.5 = 430 |
| 1986 | Super Heavyweight | 2 | 187.5+235 = 422.5 |
| Year | Weight | Lift | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Heavyweight | Total | 1 | 427.5 |
| 1981 | Heavyweight | Snatch | 1 | 193 |
| 1982 | Heavyweight | Total | 1 | 435 |
| 1982 | Heavyweight | Clean and Jerk | 1 | 240 |
| 1982 | Heavyweight | Snatch | 1 | 195 |
| 1986 | Super Heavyweight | Total | 1 | 467.5 |
| 1986 | Super Heavyweight | Clean and Jerk | 1 | 260 |
| 1986 | Super Heavyweight | Snatch | 1 | 207.5 |
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total2 | Total3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Date | Lift Type | Result | Weight Class | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * Unofficial world records | ||||
| 9/16/1979 | Snatch | 186 | Heavyweight | Tallinn |
| 3/9/1980 | Snatch | 187.5 | Heavyweight | Podolsk |
| 5/3/1980 | Snatch | 190 | Heavyweight | Beograd |
| 5/3/1980 | Total (2) | 420 | Heavyweight | Beograd |
| 7/29/1980 | Clean and Jerk | 240 | Heavyweight | Moscow |
| 7/29/1980 | Total (2) | 422.5 | Heavyweight | Moscow |
| 5/17/1981 | Snatch | 191 | Heavyweight | Donetsk |
| 12/24/1981 | Snatch | 193 | Heavyweight | Donetsk |
| 12/24/1981 | Total (2) | 427.5 | Heavyweight | Donetsk |
| 12/18/1982 | Snatch | 196 | Heavyweight | Moscow |
| 12/18/1982 | Total (2) | 435 | Heavyweight | Moscow |
| 3/5/1983 | Snatch | 196.5 | Heavyweight | Odessa |
| 3/5/1983 | Clean and Jerk | 242 | Heavyweight | Odessa |
| 7/30/1983 | Clean and Jerk | 242.5 | Heavyweight | Moscow |
| 9/16/1984 | Snatch | 200 | Heavyweight | Varna |
| 9/16/1984 | Total (2) | 442.5 | Heavyweight | Varna |
| 9/13/1987 | Clean and Jerk | 265.5 | Super Heavyweight | Ostrava |
| 11/26/1988 | Clean and Jerk | 266 | Super Heavyweight | Canberra |
| 11/26/1988 | Total (2) | 475 | Super Heavyweight | Canberra |
| 1981* | Snatch | 192.5 | Heavyweight | Kazan |
| 1981* | Total (2) | 425 | Heavyweight | Kazan |
| 1982* | Snatch | 195 | Heavyweight | Smolensk |
| 1982* | Total (2) | 430 | Heavyweight | Minsk |
| 1982* | Total (2) | 432.5 | Heavyweight | Smolensk |
| 1987* | Total (2) | Super Heavyweight | Arkhangelsk | |
| 1987* | Total (2) | 470 | Super Heavyweight | Lvov |
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Leonid Taranenko In Action
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