What is Konstantīns Konstantinovs?
[[File:Konstantin-Konstantinovs.jpg|right|200px]] '''Konstantīns Konstantinovs''' ({{lang-ru|Константи́н Константи́нов}}, June 6, 1978&nbsp;– October 28, 2018) was a [[Latvia]]n-[[Russia]]n [[powerlifter]]. His raw deadlift of {{convert|426|kg|lb|abbr=on|1}}, set in 2009, was formerly the raw deadlift world record.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/11830 |title=Konstantin Konstantinovs Pulls 939 Lbs Raw at powerliftingwatch.com |access-date=2018-10-29 |archive-date=2017-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701030121/https://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/11830 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is still the world record for the biggest raw [[deadlift]] without a belt in an official competition. He was born in [[Liepāja]], [[Latvian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]. Konstantinovs won the 2002 [[World Powerlifting Congress|WPC Junior World Powerlifting Championships]] and the 2003 [[World Powerlifting Congress|GPC World Powerlifting Championships]] both in the {{convert|125|kg|lb}} weight class. Konstantinovs died on October 28, 2018 at the age of 40.<ref>[https://heavy.com/sports/2018/10/konstantins-konstantinovs-dead/ Konstantins Konstantinovs Dead: Bodybuilding Legend Dies at 40]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Konstantinovs, Konstantin}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Latvian sportspeople]] [[Category:Russian sportspeople]] [[Category:Bodybuilders]] [[Category:Weightlifters]] {{sports-bio-stub}}