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Viktor Grigorevich Kurentsov (Russian: Виктор Григорьевич Куренцов; 5 April 1941 – 7 April 2021) was a Soviet middleweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively.[1]

Viktor Kurentsov

Kurentsov at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	5 April 1941 Tukhinka, Syanno District, Vitebsk Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	7 April 2021 (2021-04-08) (aged 80)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Soviet Army Khabarovsk/Moscow Oblast
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo -75 kg 1968 Mexico City -75 kg World Championships 1964 Tokyo -75 kg 1965 Tehran -75 kg 1966 East Berlin -75 kg 1968 Mexico City -75 kg 1969 Warsaw -75 kg 1970 Columbus -75 kg

Born in Tukhinka, Syanno District, Vitebsk Oblast, then part of the Byelorussian SSR, in the Soviet Union, Kurentsov started training in weightlifting aged 18, while serving in the Soviet Army in the Russian Far East. By 1964 he became the world top middleweight weightlifter, winning a silver medal at the 1964 Olympics, five world titles in 1965–1970, and seven European titles in 1964–1971. He also won silver at the 1972 European Championships and bronze in 1974. Domestically Kurentsov won nine Soviet titles (1964–70, 1972, 1974). Between 1964 and 1968 he set 18 official world records.[2]

After ending his weightlifting career Kurentsov continued to serve in the Soviet Army, retiring in 1990 as a colonel. He then became a politician and was elected to the Odintsovo city council. Between 1993 and 1998 he worked at the Russian embassy in Italy and later at the international relations office at the Odintsovo district government.[1]

Kurentsov died on 7 April 2021.[3]

References

External links

• Viktor Kurentsov at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Viktor Kurentsov

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[fr] Viktor Kurentsov

Viktor Grigorievitch Kurentsov (en russe : Виктор Григорьевич Куренцов), né le 5 avril 1941 et mort le 7 avril 2021[1], est un haltérophile soviétique.

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[it] Viktor Kurencov

Viktor Grigor'evič Kurencov (in russo: Виктор Григорьевич Куренцов?; Tuchinka, 5 aprile 1941 – Odincovo, 7 aprile 2021) è stato un sollevatore sovietico che ha gareggiato nella categoria dei pesi medi (fino a 75 kg.), campione olimpico, mondiale ed europeo.

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[ru] Куренцов, Виктор Григорьевич

Виктор Григорьевич Куренцов (5 апреля 1941, Тухинка, Сенненский район, Витебская область — 7 апреля 2021, Одинцово) — советский тяжелоатлет. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1966), заслуженный тренер России (2003). 5-кратный чемпион мира, 7-кратный чемпион Европы, 9-кратный чемпион Советского Союза, серебряный призёр Олимпиады в Токио и олимпийский чемпион в Мехико, почётный гражданин Одинцовского района (2007), полковник.

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