Oleksiy Torokhtiy
Torokhtiy in 2012
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1986-05-22) May 22, 1986 (age 37)
Zuhres, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma materNAU "KhAI"
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) (2012)
Weight104 kg (229 lb) (2012)
Websitewww.torokhtiy.com
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportWeightlifting
Event105 kg
Coached byValery Nikulin, Mikhail Matsokha
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Disqualified 2012 London – 105 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Goyang – 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris – 105 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Bucharest – 105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Minsk – 105 kg
Updated on 7 August 2012.

Oleksiy Pavlovych Torokhtiy (Ukrainian: Олексій Павлович Торохтій; born May 22, 1986, in Zuhres) is a Ukrainian weightlifter,[1] an Olympic Gold Medalist in weightlifting (London 2012)[2] until disqualified for a doping offence,[3] winner of World and European Championships. Participant of two Olympic Games (2008, 2012).[4] Oleksiy was also a Member of European Weightlifting Federation Executive Committee,[5] Deputy Chairman of Ukrainian National Olympic Commіttee Athletes Commission[6] and the Vice-President of the Weightlifting Federation of Ukraine (2016-2020).[7]

Currently, Oleksiy actively holds master classes and seminars on weightlifting all over the world. Oleksiy is the founder of international sportswear and accessories brand "Warm Body Cold Mind". Oleksiy is an author and creator of a series of training programs and nutrition sets called TORWOD.

Oleksiy is one of the biggest social media influencers in weightlifting, with more than half a million Instagram followers. He is famous for his free training videos on his YouTube channel. In 2019, he was awarded with YouTube Silver Play Button for more than 100,000 subscribers and currently has over 280,000 subscribers.

Biography

Torokhtiy was born on May 22, 1986, in Zugres, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

In 2003 he graduated from Kharkiv Regional Higher School of Physical Culture with a degree in Physical Education.

In 2010 he graduated from Kharkiv Aviation Institute with a major in "Control system for flying machines and complexes" and was certified as an engineer.

In 2013, he launched his YouTube channel and became popular for his free training videos. Later he made video collaborations for his channel with world famous athletes including Oleksandr Usyk, Noah Ohlsen, Ruslan Nurudinov, Rebeka Koha, Zhan Belenyuk, Levan Saginashvili, Aleksandar Rakic, Dmyto Chumak, Oleksiy Novikov, Yaroslav Amosov.

In 2014 he received a second degree in Zaporizhzhya National University, specializing in physical education and sports / weightlifting coach.

In 2016, he founded the international brand of sportswear and accessories "Warm Body Cold Mind" (WBCM). It became famous for its slogan on t-shirts. "The (WBCM) shirt made its debut in (famous American baseball player Bryce Harper) his first media address in Florida, and was casually noted by the Washington Post, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports and more, who failed to grasp what it means".[8] Now his brand is selling online all over the world and also available on Amazon. Since 2019 “Warm Body Cold Mind” collaborated with world-famous weightlifters as Rebeka Koha, Mohamed Ehab and Ruslan Nurudinov.

In 2020, Oleksiy released his eBook titled “The Snatch MasterClass: Olympic Weightlifting Course for Athletes & Coaches“. That same year, he entered the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport to obtain a Ph.D. in Sports Science. He is currently writing his Ph.D. thesis titled “The Development of Remote Training Programs.” Oleksiy based his second eBook, “The Olympic Clean MasterClass“ on his Ph.D. research.

Personal life

Oleksiy Torokhtiy is married to Daria who works as a guitar teacher.[9] Oleksiy and Daria have a son Myron (2015).[10]

Sports career

Oleksiy started weightlifting in 2000. In 2005 he joined the Ukrainian national Olympic weightlifting team.

In 2006, at the European Junior Championships, he became a bronze medalist in the snatch and clean & jerk.

In 2007 he became the winner of the World Weightlifting Cup in Apia.

In 2008, he became a participant of the XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing, where he became one of the 10 strongest athletes in the category of up to 105 kg. Due to a lack of financial support, he had to retire from competitive Olympic Weightlifting right after the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. 5 months after his retirement, he got a sponsor, that allowed him to continue with his professional career.[11]

In 2009 he won the gold in clean & jerk and became a silver medalist in European Championships in Bucharest (405 kg).

In 2010, he received the silver in clean & jerk and became the bronze medalist of the European Weightlifting Championships in Minsk.

In 2011 in Paris, Oleksiy Torokhtiy became the bronze medalist of the World Championship.

On August 6, 2012, in London Oleksiy became the Olympic Gold Medalist in weightlifting in the category 105 kg.

On 22 December 2018, it was announced that as a consequence of the International Olympic Committee’s re-analysis program in connection with the 2012 London Olympic Games Oleksiy had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[12] and in December 2019 it was confirmed that he had been disqualified.[3]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008 China Beijing, China 105 kg 172 177 181 9 213 220 220 10 390 10
2012 United Kingdom London, England 105 kg 185 190 190 2 222 226 227 1 412 DQ
World Championships
2006 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 105 kg 160 160 165 17 200 205 208 13 373 12
2007 Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand 105 kg 167 167 167 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2009 South Korea Goyang, South Korea 105 kg 176 180 183 5 215 221 221 5 395 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2011 France Paris, France 105 kg 176 181 185 5 220 229 229 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 410 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships
2008 Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 105 kg 170 170 175 6 210 217 220 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 395 5
2009 Romania Bucharest, Romania 105 kg 172 177 181 4 213 220 224 1st place, gold medalist(s) 405 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2010 Belarus Minsk, Belarus 105 kg 175 180 180 7 217 221 225 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 396 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2011 Russia Kazan, Russia 105 kg 170 175 175 11 215 215 218 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 385 5

Books

References

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  1. ^ "Victorias del kazako Ilyin y del ruso Akkaev". adn.es. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-12.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Ukraine's Torokhtiy earns weightlifting gold". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  3. ^ a b "IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012 - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Athletes - International Weightlifting Federation". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  5. ^ "EWF Commissions". ewfed.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  6. ^ "Athletes elected their representatives to the NOC". noc-ukr.org. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  7. ^ "Ukrainian weightlifting federation". uwf.net.ua. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  8. ^ "What Does Harper's 'Warm Body, Cold Mind' Shirt Mean?". 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  9. ^ "Олимпийский чемпион Алексей Торохтий женился - Jetsetter". Jetsetter (in Russian). 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  10. ^ "Олимпийский чемпион Алексей Торохтий стал отцом". www.segodnya.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  11. ^ Bosse, Christian (December 2018). "'Focus on one way!' Aleksey Torokhtiy – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 3". Christian Bosse - Train Like An Olympian.
  12. ^ "Public Disclosure - IWF". IWF. 22 December 2018.

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