Aleksandr Kurlovich

Aleksandr Nikolaevich Kurlovich (Russian: Александр Николаевич Курлович, English Alternate: Alexandre Kurlovich;[1] 28 July 1961 – 6 April 2018) was a Belarusian weightlifter. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Grodno. He was born in Grodno, Belarus.

In 2006, he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[2] He was caught in 1984 entering Canada with $10,000 worth of anabolic steroids that he wanted to sell to fellow weightlifters.

Kurlovich died on 6 April 2018 at the age of 56.[3]

References
  1. International Olympic Committee - Athletes
  2. "Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  3. Ушел титан. В Гродно скончался знаменитый тяжелоатлет Александр Курлович (in Russian)


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