{{Short description|Kazakh weightlifter (1996–2021)}} {{about||the Swiss footballer|Albert Linder (footballer)}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Albert Linder | image = Albert Linder.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | native_name = Альберт Линдер | nationality = Kazakh | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|1996|1|13|df=yes}}<ref name=iwf>[https://iwf.sport/weightlifting_/athletes-bios/?athlete=linder-albert-1996-01-13&id=8612 Albert Linder]. International Weightlifting Federation</ref> | birth_place = Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2021|9|17|1996|1|13}} | death_place = | weight = {{convert|68.95|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | website = | country = {{KAZ}} | sport = Olympic Weightlifting | height = 162 cm | event = 69 kg | coach = Sergey Sedov | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = {{ubl|Snatch: 148 kg (2017)|Clean and jerk: 187 kg (2017)|Total: 335 kg (2017)}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{KAZ}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold|{{nowrap|2017 Ashgabat}}|{{nowrap| — 69 kg}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}} {{MedalGold|2017 Taipei|— 69 kg}} | updated = 17 September 2021 }} '''Albert Linder''' ({{langx|kk|Альберт Линдер}}; 13 January 1996 – 17 September 2021) was a Kazakh weightlifter who competed in the men's 69 kg weight category.
==Personal life== Albert Linder was born on 13 January 1996, in Taldykorgan. He was the brother of Semen Linder, who is also a weightlifter. His family is of German descent.
==Career== Linder competed at world championships, including at the 2013 and 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. He also participated in the men's 69 kg class at 2017 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. He won gold - snatched 148 kg and jerked an additional 187 kg for a total of 335 kg.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.inform.kz/en/kazakh-weightlifter-becomes-best-at-asian-championship_a3022200 |title=Kazakh weightlifter becomes best at Asian Championship |website=Kazinform |date=30 April 2017 |access-date=20 May 2017 |archive-date=30 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430090949/http://www.inform.kz/en/kazakh-weightlifter-becomes-best-at-asian-championship_a3022200 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He won the golden medal of the 2017 Summer Universiade in the 69 kg weight category. He lifted 333 kg (148+185) in the double event.
==Death== Linder committed suicide on September 17, 2021, at the age of 25.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nur.kz/sport/athletics/1932509-umer-25-letniy-chempion-azii-iz-kazahstana-albert-linder/?|title=Умер 25-летний чемпион Азии из Казахстана Альберт Линдер | NUR.KZ|date=17 September 2021|website=www.nur.kz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Стала известна ужасная причина смерти чемпиона Азии по тяжелой атлетике из Казахстана|url=https://vesti.kz/heavyathl/stala-izvestna-ujasnaya-prichina-smerti-chempiona-azii-301065/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Vesti.kz|language=ru}}</ref>
==Major results== {|class = "wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 width=40|Year ! rowspan=2 width=250|Venue ! rowspan=2 width=60|Weight !colspan=4| Snatch (kg) !colspan=4| Clean & Jerk (kg) !rowspan=2 width=40| Total !rowspan=2 width=40| Rank |- ! width=40|1 ! width=40|2 ! width=40|3 ! width=40|Rank ! width=40|1 ! width=40|2 ! width=40|3 ! width=40|Rank |- ! colspan=13|World Championships |- |2013 || align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} Wrocław, Poland || 69 kg ||125||<s>130</s>||'''130'''|||15||145||'''150'''||160||16||'''290'''||'''16''' |- |2014 || align=left| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty, Kazakhstan || 69 kg ||140||'''145'''||<s>150</s>||6||'''170'''||<s>180</s>||<s>183</s>||16||'''315'''||'''10''' |- ! colspan=13|Asian Championships |- |2017 || align=left| {{flagicon|TKM}} Ashgabat, Turkmenistan || 69 kg ||143||'''148'''||<s>151</s>||{{Silver2}}||178||184||'''187'''||{{Gold1}}||'''335'''||'''{{Gold1}}''' |- ! colspan=13|Summer Universiade |- |2017 || align=left| {{flagicon|TPE}} Taipei, Taiwan ||69 kg ||143||'''148'''||<s>151</s>||2||180||'''185''' '''UR''' ||-||1||'''333''' '''UR''' ||'''{{Gold1}}''' |- ! colspan=13|World Junior Championships |- |2014 || align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Kazan, Russia || 69 kg ||130||135||'''140'''||4||165||170||'''173'''||'''{{Silver2}}'''||'''313'''||'''{{Bronze3}}''' |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Linder, Albert}} Category:1996 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Kazakhstani male weightlifters Category:Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade Category:Sportspeople from Taldykorgan Category:Kazakhstani people of German descent Category:21st-century Kazakhstani sportsmen Category:Suicides by hanging Category:Asian Weightlifting Championships medalists