Gennady Oleshchuk
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Gennady Yuryevich Oleshchuk ( ; born December 6, 1975) is a retired male weightlifter from Belarus
, who competed in the men's featherweight class weight (– 62 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
and won a bronze medal. He set one featherweight world record in the clean & jerk in 2001.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, who competed in the men's featherweight class weight (– 62 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The Weightlifting Competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia saw the introduction of women's weightlifting.-Men's Competition:-Women's Competition:-Participating nations:...
and won a bronze medal. He set one featherweight world record in the clean & jerk in 2001.