Vladimir Stogov

Vladimir Stepanovich Stogov (Russian: Влади́мир Степа́нович Сто́гов, November 5, 1930 – May 17, 2005) was a former Russian weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Stogov

Vladimir Stogov at second place
Personal information
Born	(1930-11-05)November 5, 1930
Died	May 17, 2005(2005-05-17) (aged 74)
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne -56 kg World Championships 1955 Munich -56 kg 1957 Teheran -56 kg 1958 Stockholm -56 kg 1959 Warsaw -56 kg 1961 Vienna -56 kg 1962 Budapest -56 kg European Championships 1956 Helsinki -56 kg 1960 Milan -56 kg

He became World champion in the Bantamweight class five times, in 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1961, and received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.[1]

References

1. "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Weightlifting" Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008)

External links

• Vladimir Stogov at Olympedia
• Vladimir Stogov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)