B. 1963-11-01, Romania
Weight-Lifting (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -100 kg | gold | silver | 27300 | ||
| -110 kg | fourth | ||||
| -108 kg | bronze | ||||
| 27300 |
B. 1935-05-12 in Makiïvka, Donetsk, Ukraine, representing the Soviet
Union.
Weight-Lifting (1 gold, 1 silver)
| 1960 | 1964 | HP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight | gold | silver | 15600 |
| 15600 |
After his career, he became a renowned poet and a politician. He was elected to the congress of Soviets in 1989 and then to the Russian Duma in 1993. He entered the Russian presidential elections in 1996, so I class him as Russian despite his Ukrainian birthplace.
last modified 2002-11-01
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