Oleksandr Perviy

Personal information
Born	28 October 1960 Bilozerske, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	25 September 1985 (aged 24) Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Soviet Armed Forces
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow -75 kg World Weightlifting Championships 1980 Moscow -75 kg 1981 Lille -75 kg 1982 Ljubljana -82.5 kg European Weightlifting Championships 1980 Belgrade -75 kg 1981 Lille -75 kg 1982 Ljubljana -82.5 kg

Oleksandr Ivanovych Perviy (Ukrainian: Олександр Іванович Первій, 28 October 1960 – 25 September 1985) was a Ukrainian weightlifter. Between 1980 and 1982 he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and six medals at the world and European championships; he also set four world records: three in the clean and jerk and one in the total.^[1][2][3]

Perviy was known for his weak health and drinking habits.^{[citation needed][further explanation needed]} In early 1983, he had his first heart attack, which forced him to retire from sports and from the Soviet Army. Depression and lack of a job resulted in alcoholism and consequent death from another heart attack at the age of 24.^[1]