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VIKTOR KURENTSOV
:: Born in 1941 Died in 2021
:: Country: Soviet Union, Russia
:: Summer Olympics and World Championships Medals:
Gold (6),
Silver (1),
:: Weight Classes Competed in:
Middleweight (75KG),
:: World Records: 22
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| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Middleweight | 2 | 135+130+175 = 440 |
| 1968 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+135+187.5 = 475 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Middleweight | 2 | 135+130+175= 440 |
| 1965 | Middleweight | 1 | 135+130+172.5= 437.5 |
| 1966 | Middleweight | 1 | 140+127.5+182.5= 450 |
| 1968 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+135+187.5= 475 |
| 1969 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+137.5+177.5= 467.5 |
| 1970 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+130+180= 462.5 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Middleweight | 1 | 140+130+175= 445 |
| 1965 | Middleweight | 1 | 135+125+172.5= 432.5 |
| 1966 | Middleweight | 1 | 140+127.5+182.5= 450 |
| 1968 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+135+175= 462.5 |
| 1969 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+137.5+177.5= 467.5 |
| 1970 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+137.5+175= 465 |
| 1971 | Middleweight | 1 | 147.5+135+180= 462.5 |
| 1972 | Middleweight | 2 | 160+135+177.5= 472.5 |
| 1974 | Middleweight | 3 | 140+185= 325 |
| Date | Tournament | Host | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/21/1964 | Moscow Prize | Moscow, USSR | Middleweight | 1 | 135+132.5+170= 437.5 |
| 3/17/1965 | Moscow Prize | Moscow, USSR | Middleweight | 1 | 140+125+177.5= 442.5 |
| 3/20/1966 | Friendship Cup | Riga, Latvia | Middleweight | 1 | 145+135+167.5= 447.7 |
| 4/9/1967 | Friendship Cup | Tbilisi, Georgia | Middleweight | 1 | 155.5+137.5+172.5= 465 |
| 10/18/1967 | 1967 Little Olympics | Mexico City, Mexico | Middleweight | 1 | 157.5+135+177.5= 470 |
| 4/7/1969 | Friendship Cup | Kiev, Ukraine | Middleweight | 1 | 460 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Middleweight | 1 | 140+125+175 = 440 |
| 1965 | Middleweight | 1 | 145+130+175 = 450 |
| 1966 | Middleweight | 1 | 135+132.5+167.5 = 435 |
| 1967 | Middleweight | 1 | 140+135+170 = 445 |
| 1968 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+130+180 = 462.5 |
| 1969 | Middleweight | 1 | 152.5+137.5+182.5 = 472.5 |
| 1970 | Middleweight | 1 | 157.5+140+175 = 472.5 |
| 1972 | Middleweight | 1 | 160+135+182.5 = 477.5 |
| 1973 | Middleweight | 15 | |
| 1974 | Middleweight | 1 | 142.5+180 = 322.5 |
| 1975 | Middleweight | 5 | 140+185 = 325 |
| Year | Weight | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Middleweight | 1 | 140+135+170 = 445 |
| 1975 | Middleweight | 5 | 140+185 = 325 |
| Year | Weight | Lift | Rank | Results (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Middleweight | Total | 1 | 460 |
| 1970 | Middleweight | Clean and Jerk | 1 | 175 |
| 1970 | Middleweight | Press | 1 | 152.5 |
| Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total2 | Total3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Date | Lift Type | Result | Weight Class | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note: * Unofficial world records | ||||
| 1/15/1964 | Clean and Jerk | 175 | Middleweight | Moscow |
| 6/27/1964 | Total (3) | 445 | Middleweight | Moscow |
| 5/9/1965 | Total (3) | 450 | Middleweight | Erevan |
| 6/10/1965 | Clean and Jerk | 178 | Middleweight | Sofia |
| 5/24/1966 | Clean and Jerk | 179 | Middleweight | Kiev |
| 10/18/1966 | Clean and Jerk | 182 | Middleweight | Berlin |
| 2/1/1967 | Press | 153.5 | Middleweight | Santa Clara |
| 2/13/1967 | Total (3) | 460 | Middleweight | Mexico City |
| 4/8/1967 | Press | 155.5 | Middleweight | Tbolisi |
| 4/8/1967 | Total (3) | 465 | Middleweight | Tbilisi |
| 7/2/1967 | Clean and Jerk | 183 | Middleweight | Leningrad |
| 7/3/1967 | Total (3) | 467.5 | Middleweight | Leningrad |
| 10/18/1967 | Press | 157.5 | Middleweight | Mexico City |
| 10/18/1967 | Total (3) | 470 | Middleweight | Mexico City |
| 4/6/1968 | Press | 160.5 | Middleweight | Dubna |
| 4/6/1968 | Total (3) | 472.5 | Middleweight | Dubna |
| 5/16/1968 | Press | 161.5 | Middleweight | Rostov Don |
| 6/22/1968 | Press | 161 | Middleweight | Leningrad |
| 8/31/1968 | Clean and Jerk | 185 | Middleweight | Dubna |
| 8/31/1968 | Total (3) | 475 | Middleweight | Dubna |
| 8/31/1968 | Total (3) | 482.5 | Middleweight | Dubna |
| 10/16/1968 | Clean and Jerk | 187.5 | Middleweight | Mexico City |
| 1965* | Clean and Jerk | Middleweight | Moscow | |
| 1968* | Total (2) | Middleweight | Dubna | |
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