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Leonid Taranenko

1956 - Today

Leonid Taranenko

Leonid Arkadevich Taranenko (Russian: Леонид Аркадьевич Тараненко, born June 13, 1956) is a former Soviet/Belarusian weightlifter and coach. His 266 kg clean and jerk in 1988 was the heaviest lift in competition for 33 years, until Lasha Talakhadze exceeded it, lifting 267 at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonid Taranenko is the 1,435th most popular athlete (down from 834th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Belarus (down from 158th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belarusian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Leonid Taranenko ranks 1,435 out of 6,025. Before him are Josef Holeček, Frank Fisher, Hilda Strike, John Fenning, Dave Power, and Salvatore Morale. After him are Raphaël Poirée, Viktor Mamatov, Frederick Sheffield, Cecil Griffiths, Alois Schnabel, and Barbara Ferrell.

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Josef Holeček
1921 - 2005
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 1,429
Frank Fisher
1901 - 1984
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 1,430
Hilda Strike
1910 - 1989
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 1,431
John Fenning
1885 - 1955
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 1,432
Dave Power
1928 - 2014
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,433
Salvatore Morale
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,434
Leonid Taranenko
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 1,435
Raphaël Poirée
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 1,436
Viktor Mamatov
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,437
Frederick Sheffield
1902 - 1971
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,438
Cecil Griffiths
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,439
Alois Schnabel
1910 - 1982
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,440
Barbara Ferrell
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,441

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Leonid Taranenko ranks 413. Before him are Ingrid Kristiansen, Abdulbaset Sieda, Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Aden Madobe, Lothar Thoms, and Barbara Bonney. After him are Berit Aunli, Richard Tyson, Liam Brady, Chris Ellis, Max Hardcore, and Habiba Sarābi.

Others Born in 1956

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Ingrid Kristiansen
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 407
Abdulbaset Sieda
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 408
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 409
Aden Madobe
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 410
Lothar Thoms
CYCLIST
1956 - 2017
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 411
Barbara Bonney
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 412
Leonid Taranenko
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 413
Berit Aunli
SKIER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 414
Richard Tyson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 415
Liam Brady
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 416
Chris Ellis
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 417
Max Hardcore
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - 2023
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 418
Habiba Sarābi
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 419