Description: (Ukrainian-born Former Olympic Weightlifter)
Anatoly Grigor'evich Pisarenko is a former Olympic weightlifter for the USSR, known for holding multiple world records in the snatch and clean and jerk. He trained at Dynamo in Kyiv and was considered weightlifting's "most iconic athlete" by Weightlifting House in 2023. Despite his success, Pisarenko faced a setback in 1985 when he was caught with steroids and subsequently banned for life by the Soviet Weightlifting Federation. Throughout his career, he set thirteen world records, leaving a lasting impact on the sport.