USSR Championships

**1973 Championship**
4/26/1973 - 4/29/1973
**Host:** Donetsk, Ukraine **Arena:** Avangard Stadium
**Number of Athletes:** 141
**Main Referee:** A. Ivanchenko **Secretary:** V. Pankov

**GOLD MEDALS**
Weight	Class	Name	Total (kg)
52	Flyweight	Valentin ZAUSAEV, Army Moscow	220
56	Bantamweight	Rafael BELENKOV, Spartak Minsk	247.5
60	Featherweight	Dito SHANIDZE, Gn. Tbilisi	270
67.5	Lightweight	Mukharby KIRZHINOV, Army Moscow	300
75	Middleweight	Valentin MIKHAILOV, Avangard Voroshilovgrad	327.5
82.5	Light Heavyweight	Vladimir RYZHENKOV, Dynamo Moscow	352.5
90	Middle Heavyweight	David RIGERT, Trud Shakhty	375
110	Heavyweight	Pavel PERVUSHIN, Army Leningrad	387.5
110+	Super Heavyweight	Vasily ALEXEEV, Trud Shakhty	407.5

Note: To view a complete list of the winners in the weight classes above,
please follow the link associated with the weight class.

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