History of Olympic Weightlifting
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| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Light Heavyweight | 3 | 120+127.5 + 160 = 407.5 |
| 1956 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 147.5+137.5 + 177.5 = 462.5 |
| 1960 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 152.5+142.5 + 177.5 = 472.5 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Light Heavyweight | 2 | 122.5+132.5+165= 420 |
| 1953 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 127.5+135+167.5= 430 |
| 1954 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 142.5+142.5+175= 460 |
| 1955 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 145+140+170= 455 |
| 1957 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 147.5+142.5+180= 470 |
| 1958 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 150+142.5+172.5= 465 |
| 1959 | Middle Heavyweight | 2 | 140+135+170= 445 |
| 1961 | Middle Heavyweight | 3 | 145+137.5+175= 457.5 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 122.5+132.5+165= 420 |
| 1953 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 127.5+135+167.5= 430 |
| 1954 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 142.5+142.5+175= 460 |
| 1955 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 145+140+170= 455 |
| 1958 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 150+142.5+172.5= 465 |
| 1959 | Middle Heavyweight | 2 | 140+135+170= 445 |
| 1961 | Middle Heavyweight | 3 | 145+137.5+175= 457.5 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 120+130+162.5 = 412.5 |
| 1951 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 120+120+155 = 395 |
| 1952 | Light Heavyweight | 1 | 122.5+130+162.5 = 415 |
| 1953 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 125+135+165 = 425 |
| 1954 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 130+135+170 = 435 |
| 1955 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 140+142.5+177.5 = 460 |
| 1956 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 142.5+142.5+177.5 = 462.5 |
| 1957 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 145+142.5+170 = 457.5 |
| 1958 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 147.5+137.5+175 = 460 |
| 1959 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 142.5+145+172.5 = 455 |
| 1960 | Middle Heavyweight | 2 | 142.5+142.5+170 = 455 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 142.5+142.5+177.5 = 462.5 |
| 1959 | Middle Heavyweight | 1 | 142.5+145+172.5 = 455 |
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total2 | Total3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Date | Lift Type | Result | Weight Class | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * Unofficial world records | ||||
| 12/25/1950 | Snatch | 133 | Light Heavyweight | Moscow |
| 11/5/1951 | Snatch | 133.5 | Light Heavyweight | Baden |
| 4/26/1952 | Snatch | 134 | Middle Heavyweight | Sverdlovsk |
| 12/18/1952 | Snatch | 135 | Light Heavyweight | Stalingrad |
| 2/23/1953 | Clean and Jerk | 170 | Light Heavyweight | Sverdlovsk |
| 8/29/1953 | Snatch | 136 | Light Heavyweight | Stockholm |
| 12/15/1953 | Snatch | 140.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Sverdlovsk |
| 10/10/1954 | Total (3) | 460 | Middle Heavyweight | Vienna |
| 10/16/1955 | Press | 145 | Middle Heavyweight | Munchen |
| 8/20/1956 | Snatch | 143 | Middle Heavyweight | Moscow |
| 11/26/1956 | Press | 147.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Melbourne |
| 11/26/1956 | Total (3) | 462.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Melbourne |
| 5/29/1957 | Snatch | 143.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Lvov |
| 11/12/1957 | Snatch | 145 | Middle Heavyweight | Teheran |
| 11/12/1957 | Total (3) | 470 | Middle Heavyweight | Teheran |
| 9/9/1960 | Total (3) | 472.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Roma |
| 1951* | Snatch | 131 | Middle Heavyweight | Sverdlovsk |
| 1951* | Snatch | 133.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Tiflis |
| 1951* | Clean and Jerk | 161 | Middle Heavyweight | Moscow |
| 1951* | Clean and Jerk | 162.5 | Middle Heavyweight | Berlin |
| 1951* | Clean and Jerk | 165 | Middle Heavyweight | Berlin |
| 1954* | Snatch | Middle Heavyweight | Vienna | |
| 1954* | Snatch | 141 | Middle Heavyweight | Petrozavodsk |
| 1954* | Total (3) | 450 | Middle Heavyweight | Vienna |
| 1954* | Total (3) | 455 | Middle Heavyweight | Vienna |
| 1957* | Total (3) | 465 | Middle Heavyweight | Teheran |
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