Vladimir Stogov

Vladimir Stogov

Vladimir Stogov at second place
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 Warshaw -56 kg 1961 Wien -56 kg 1962 Budapest -56 kg European Championships 1956 Helsinki -56 kg 1960 Mailand -56 kg

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

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" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008)