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Viktor Bushuev
Viktor Bushuev at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameViktor Georgievich Bushuev
Born18 May 1933
Balakhna, Nizhny Novgorod, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died25 April 2003 (aged 69)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubTrud Nizhny Novgorod
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome -67.5 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1957 Tehran -67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1958 Stockholm -67.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1959 Warsaw -67.5 kg

Viktor Georgievich Bushuev (Russian: Виктор Георгиевич Бушуев, 18 May 1933 – 25 April 2003) was a Soviet and Russian weightlifter. During his career, he won three world titles (1957–1959) and an Olympic gold medal (1960), and set three official and two unofficial world records, all in the total.[1][2]

Bushuev was selected to the national team in 1955 and dominated his 67.5 kg weight category until 1960. He retired in 1964 after failing the national trials for the Olympic team and became a weightlifting coach in his native Nizhny Novgorod.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Viktor Bushuyev. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Viktor Bushuev. chidlovski.net


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