Ivan Udodov
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Medal record | |||
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Men's weightlifting | |||
Competitor for the Soviet Union | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Gold | 1952 Helsinki | Bantamweight | |
World championship | |||
Gold | 1953 Stockholm | Bantamweight | |
Silver | 1954 Wien | Featherweight | |
Silver | 1955 Munich | Featherweight |
Ivan Vasilevich Udodov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Удодов, born May 20, 1924 – October 16, 1981) was a Russian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.
He was born in Gluboky, Rostov Oblast.
Udodov won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1] He became World Champion in Stockholm 1953.
[edit] References
- ^ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Weightlifting" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008)