Vladimir Kaplunov

Vladimir Kaplunov
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Competitor for the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver 1964 Tokyo -67.5 kg
World Championships
Gold 1962 Budapest -67.5 kg
Bronze 1963 Stockholm -67.5 kg
Bronze 1966 Teheran -67.5 kg
European Championships
Gold 1964 Moscow -67.5 kg
Silver 1965 Sofia -67.5 kg

Vladimir Iosifovich Kaplunov (Russian: Владимир Иосифович Каплунов, born March 2, 1933) is a former Russian weightlifter, World champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

He became World champion in the Lightweight class in 1962, and received a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1]

References

  1. "1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan Weightlifting" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 24, 2008)