Nikolai Saksonov

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Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Competitor for the Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver 1952 Helsinki Featherweight
World championship
Gold 1953 Stockholm Featherweight

Nikolai Nikolaevich Saksonov (Russian: Николай Николаевич Саксонов, born January 6, 1923) is a former Russian weightlifter, World champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

He received a silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki,[1] and won a gold medal at the 1953 World Championships in Stockholm.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Weightlifting"databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 23, 2008)


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