Ihor Rybak
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Competitor for the  Soviet Union
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| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | -67.5 kg |
Ihor Mykhaylovych Rybak (Ukrainian: Ігор Михайлович Рибак, March 21, 1934 – September 28, 2005) was a Ukrainian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.[1]
He was born in Kharkiv.[1] Rybak represented Avanhard sports society.
Rybak won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne in the lightweight class.[1][2] He also won the 1956 European middleweight Weightlifting Championship. In the late 1950s, he became a doctor.[1]
Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Rybak on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists, as did Joseph Siegman in Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Volodymyr Kubiĭovych, Danylo Husar Struk (1993). Encyclopedia of Ukraine. University of Toronto Press. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ↑ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Weightlifting" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 23, 2008)
- ↑ Eisen, George. "Jewish Olympic Medalists", International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
- ↑ Joseph Siegman (2000). Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame. Brassey's. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
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