Vladimir Stogov

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Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Competitor for the Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver 1956 Melbourne Bantamweight
World championship
Gold 1955 Munich Bantamweight
Gold 1957 Teheran Bantamweight
Gold 1958 Stockholm Bantamweight
Gold 1959 Warshaw Bantamweight
Gold 1961 Wien Bantamweight
Bronze 1962 Budapest Bantamweight
European championship
Gold 1956 Helsinki Bantamweight
Gold 1960 Mailand Bantamweight

Vladimir Stepanovich Stogov (Russian: Владимир Степанович Стогов, November 5, 1930May 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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Weightlifting"databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008)


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