Vasilijs Stepanovs

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Vasilijs Stepanovs
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver 1956 Melbourne Weightlifting

Vasilijs Stepanovs (3 March 1927[1][2][3] or 12 December 1927[4][5] – 8 April 2011) was a Latvian weightlifter. In the 1956 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the 82.5 kg weight category, with the total result of 427.5 kg.[6] He had also won gold medal in the World Championships in 1955 and gold medal in the European Championships 1955.

References

  1. ↑ Latvijas olimpiskā vēsture. Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja. 2003. p. 323. ISBN 9984-10-175-4. 
  2. ↑ LOV profile
  3. ↑ Staģis, Andris (28 February 2012). "Šī nedēļa vēsturē". Sporta Avīze (Rīga: SIA "Mediju nams") 9 (835): page 27. ISSN 1691-0451. 
  4. ↑ Ošiņš, Ivars (2008). Latvijas olimpiskais zelts, sudrabs, bronza. Lauku avīze. p. 215. ISBN 978-9984-827-07-0. 
  5. ↑ Latvijas enciklopēdija, 5. sējums, Rīga: Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība, page 323.
  6. ↑ Mūžībā aizgājis olimpiskais vicečempions Stepanovs, sportacentrs.com (Latvian)

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