Siarhei Lahun Explained

Siarhei Lahun (May 27, 1988 – April 22, 2011)^[1] was a Belarusian weightlifter.

At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 10th in the 77 kg category, with a total of 342 kg.^[2]

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 77 kg division finishing tenth with 349 kg. This beat his previous personal best by 4 kg.

He died in a car crash on 23 April 2011.^[3] In this crash, the lifter Yauheni Zharnasek (BLR) also suffered severe injuries.^[3]

He was 5 ft 8 inches tall and weighed 88 kg (194 lb).^[4]

External links

• NBC profile
• Athlete Biography LAHUN Siarhei at beijing2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: TUT.BY | НОВОСТИ - Белорусский штангист Сергей Лагун погиб в автокатастрофе - Спорт - 22.04.2011, 15:08 . 2011-04-23 . 2011-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110425224448/http://news.tut.by/sport/224458.html . dead .
2. Web site: LAHUN Siarhei. International Weightlifting Federation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527170413/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1441. 2011-05-27.
3. Web site: 2007 Junior World Champion Siarhei Lahun passed away . April 26, 2011 . . 2024-09-01.
4. Web site: LAHUN Siarhei . https://web.archive.org/web/20080909055029/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/217313.shtml . September 9, 2008 . 2008 Summer Olympics website . 2024-09-01.