Viktor Kurentsov

Viktor Grigorevich Kurentsov (Russian: Виктор Григорьевич Куренцов, born 15 April 1941) is a retired Soviet middleweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively.[1]

Viktor Kurentsov
Kurentsov (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born15 April 1941 (1941-04-15) (age 79)
Tukhinka, Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubSoviet Army Khabarovsk/Moscow Oblast

Born in Belarus, Kurentsov started training in weightlifting aged 18, while serving in the Soviet Army in the Russian Far East. By 1964 he became the world top middleweight weightlifter, winning a silver medal at the 1964 Olympics, five world titles in 1965–1970, and seven European titles in 1964–1971. He also won silver at the 1972 European Championships and bronze in 1974. Domestically Kurentsov won nine Soviet titles (1964–70, 1972, 1974). Between 1964 and 1968 he set 18 official world records.[2]

After ending his weightlifting career Kurentsov continued to serve in the Soviet Army, retiring in 1990 as a Colonel. He then became a politician and was elected to the Odintsovo city council. Between 1993 and 1998 he worked at the Russian embassy in Italy and later at the international relations office at the Odintsovo district government.[1]

References

  1. Viktor Kurentsov. sports-reference.com
  2. VIKTOR KURENTSOV. chidlovski.net
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