Artyom Sergeevich Udachin ( ukr. Udachin Artem Serygiyovich , born on March 26, 1980 in Mariupol , Ukrainian SSR ) - Ukrainian weightlifter . Multiple winner of world championships . Participant of three Olympic Games ( 2000 , 2008 , 2012 ). Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine ( 2006 ).
| Artyom Udachin | |
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| Udachin Artem Sergiyovich | |
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| Floor | Male |
| Full name | Artyom Sergeevich Udachin |
| A country |  Ukraine |
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| Date of Birth | March 26, 1980 (39 years) |
| Place of Birth | Mariupol , Ukrainian SSR , USSR |
| Growth | 185 cm |
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Biography
Artyom Udachin was born in a sports family. Mother is a master of sports in gymnastics , and her father is a former weightlifter . It was he who brought his son to the barbell when he was only 9 years old. The following year, Artyom took part in his debut competition - the championship of the city of Mariupol. The first coach of Udachin was Vitaly Shvedov , who was engaged in preparing the athlete and later, training Artyom throughout his career.
In 1998–2000 , Udachin became the World Junior Champion three times in a row and, for the first time at the age of 19, was given the first opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games held in Sydney . Artem showed only the 11th result on the platforms of Australia with a total of 415 kg (195 + 220). However, as early as next year, the injury almost crossed the hopes of the young athlete for future success. American doctors made a diagnosis of tearing of the ligaments, however, they refused to do the operation, fearing that Udachin might remain disabled. However, Mikhail Cherevko , a Donetsk doctor, presented the athlete with a “new life”, who successfully carried out surgery and put Artyom on his feet.
In 2002, Udachin took third place at the World Championships in Warsaw , having shown a significantly better result than at the Games in Sydney - 440 kg (200 + 240). However, the next world championship in Vancouver became fatal for a Ukrainian athlete - his doping test was positive, which led to a two-year disqualification for Udachina, which was due to end on November 22, 2005 [1] . In this regard, Artyom missed the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , where he had high hopes.
The first major tournament after disqualification brought Udachin "silver". At the 2006 World Championships in Santo Domingo, Artyom was only two kilograms in the biathlon event ahead of the Chinese athlete, showing a result of 439 kg (199 + 240) [2] .
In 2008, Artyom Udachin was close to receiving a bronze award at the Olympic Games in Beijing , not reaching the 3rd place only 6 kg in total. In the last attempt in the push, Artyom ordered a weight that would be enough to catch up with Latvian athlete Viktor Shcherbatykh , but did not take it, ending the competition with a final result of 442 kg (207 + 235) [3] .
The following year, at the World Championships 2009 in South Korea, Artem Udachin took the same weight as the Korean athlete, but the representative of the championship hosts was lighter than the Ukrainian athlete, so the victory was given to him specifically [4] . And at the 2010 World Championships in Antalya, Udachin, again, in terms of personal weight, gave way to silver to the Olympic champion of Beijing to the German Matthias Steiner [5] .
In April 2013, at the European Championships in Tirana, Artyom won the gold medal in the competition in the snatch and won the silver medal in the biathlon [6] .
Achievement
- World Junior Champion (3) : 1998 , 1999 , 2000
- World Championship silver medalist (2) : 2006 , 2009
- Bronze medalist of the World Championship (2) : 2002 , 2010
- Participant of the Olympic Games (3) : 2000 , 2008 , 2012
- Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine ( 2006 )
Notes
- ↑ Disqualified by Artem Udachin
- ↑ Pіslya dvorіchno ї diskvalіfіkatsії ukrayansky superbolovkovagovik Artem Udachin becoming the champion of the world
- ↑ Pekin-2008yu Vazhka athletics. In the “super-well” category of Ukraine without medals (Inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is September 22, 2014. Archived September 18, 2008.
- ↑ Marіupolets Artem Udachin - Dvorovzy vіtse-chempon_ svitu
- ↑ Artem Udachin - a bronze medalist of emergencies from important athletics in a category of more than 105 kg
- ↑ Ukraine Vigrav gold on the champions of Europe and important athletics (inaccessible link)
Links
- Artyom Udachin on the IWF website (English)
- Artyom Udachin - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)