Mukharby Kirzhinov

Mukharby Nurbiyevich Kirzhinov (Russian: Мухарби Нурбиевич Киржинов) (born 1 January 1949 in Koshekhabl, Adygea) is a former Soviet weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the lightweight class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.^[1]

References

↑ "Mukharby Kirzhinov". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

Olympic champions in weightlifting – Lightweight

1920–1992: 60–67.5 kg, 1996: 64–70 kg 2000–2012: 62–69 kg

1920: Alfred Neuland 1924: Edmond Decottignies 1928: Hans Haas+Kurt Helbig 1932: René Duverger 1936: Robert Fein+Anwar Mesbah 1948: Ibrahim Shams 1952: Tommy Kono 1956: Ihor Rybak 1960: Viktor Bushuev 1964+1968: Waldemar Baszanowski 1972: Mukharby Kirzhinov 1976: Petro Korol 1980: Yanko Rusev 1984: Yao Jingyuan 1988: Joachim Kunz 1992: Israel Militosyan 1996: Zhan Xugang 2000: Galabin Boevski 2004: Zhang Guozheng 2008: Liao Hui 2012: Lin Qingfeng

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