Vladimir Stogov

Vladimir Stepanovich Stogov (Russian: Влади́мир Степа́нович Сто́гов, November 5, 1930 May 17, 2005) was a former Russian weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Stogov
Vladimir Stogov at second place
Personal information
Born(1930-11-05)November 5, 1930
DiedMay 17, 2005(2005-05-17) (aged 74)

He became World champion in the Bantamweight class five times, in 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1961, and received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]

References

  1. "1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, Australia Weightlifting" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008)


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