Boris Pavlov (weightlifter)

Boris Andreyevich Pavlov (Russian: Борис Андреевич Павлов, 21 March 1947 – 2008) was a Russian weightlifter who won a world title in 1971. Next year he won a European title and competed at the 1972 Olympics, but failed to complete the press event.[3] Between 1969 and 1972 Pavlov set six ratified world records.[4]

Boris Pavlov

Personal information
Born	21 March 1947 Navoloki, Russia[1]
Died	2008 Furmanov, Russia[2][1]
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1971 Lima -82.5 kg European Championships 1972 Constanta -82.5 kg

Pavlov spent his last 20 years in Furmanov, where a memorial weightlifting tournament is held in his honor after his death.[2][1]

References

1. НАВОЛОКИ история, культура, современность. ok.ru
2. Соревнования, посвященные памяти Бориса Павлова. furmanov.net (15 April 2009)
3. Boris Pavlov. sports-reference.com
4. Boris Pavlov. chidlovski.net