Petro Korol
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Representing the  Soviet Union
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1976 Montreal | -67.5 kg |
Petro Kindratovych Korol (Ukrainian: Петро Король, 2 January 1941 – 2 July 2015) was a Ukrainian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.[1]
Born in Lviv, he won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[2] Korol was a member of the Dynamo sports society.
References
- ^ Пішов із життя славетний львівський важкоатлет Петро Король Template:Uk icon
- ^ "1976 Summer Olympics - Montreal, Canada - Weightlifting" - databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 23, 2008)
External links
- Sadovnyk, O. Petro Korol: After my disqualification, the head of Dynamo regional council wanted to send me... for guard duty in labor camp. "Vysokyi Zamok". January 5, 2012.
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