Yury Zaitsev (weightlifter)

Russian weightlifter (1951–2022)

Yury Zaitsev
Zaitsev in 2020
Personal information
Born(1951-01-17)17 January 1951
Pobedino, Sakhalin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died30 September 2022(2022-09-30) (aged 71)
Dnipro, Ukraine
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Men's Weightlifting
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal -110 kg

Yury Konstantinovich Zaitsev (Russian: Юрий Константинович Зайцев; 17 January 1951 – 30 September 2022) was a Soviet weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for Soviet Union.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[2]

References

  1. ^ "В Днепре скончался мировой рекордсмен и олимпийский чемпион по тяжелой атлетике Юрий Зайцев".
  2. ^ "Yury Zaytsev". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
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  • +90 kg (1952–1968)
  • 110 kg (1972–1992)
  • 108 kg (1996)
  • 105 kg (2000–2016)
  • 109 kg (2020)
  • 102 kg (2024–)
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World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Heavyweight
  • Open (1891–1904)
  • +80 kg (1905–1913)
  • +82.5 kg (1920–1950)
  • +90 kg (1951–1968)
  • 110 kg (1969–1991)
  • 108 kg (1993–1997)
  • 105 kg (1998–2017)
  • 109 kg (2018–)
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