Yakov Kutsenko
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22 November 1915 Kiev, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||
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13 August 1988 (aged 72) Kiev, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yakov Grigorievich Kutsenko (Russian: Яков Григорьевич Куценко, 22 November 1915 – 13 August 1988) was a Ukrainian heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1946 and 1950 he won two European titles and two silver medals at world championships, both times losing to John Davis. He was the Soviet heavyweight champion between 1937 and 1952, and in 1947 set three official world records in the clean and jerk.[1][2]
Kutsenko served as the Soviet flag bearer at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was not allowed to compete because the Soviet officials expected the flag bearer to win a gold medal, and Kutsenko never won a world title.[3]
References
- ↑ 22 ноября 1915 года в Киеве родился Яков Григорьевич КУЦЕНКО. calendar.interesniy.kiev.ua
- ↑ YAKOV KUTSENKO. chidlovski.net
- ↑ Kochetkov, Aleksandr (8 August 2008) Флагманы сборной. newizv.ru
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