- Mukharby Kirzhinov
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Mukharby Nurbiyevich Kirzhinov (Russian: Мухарби Нурбиевич Киржинов) (born 1 January 1949 in Koshekhabl, Adygea) is a former Soviet weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the lightweight class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1]
References
- ^ "Mukharby Kirzhinov". Sports-Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/mukharby-kirzhinov-1.html. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
Olympic Champions in Weightlifting Lightweight 1920–1992: 60–67.5 kg, 1996: 64–70 kg 2000–2008: 62–69 kg1920: Alfred Neuland • 1924: Edmond Decottignies • 1928: Hans Haas+Kurt Helbig • 1932: René Duverger • 1936: Robert Fein+Anwar Mesbah • 1948: Ibrahim Shams • 1952: Tommy Kono • 1956: Ihor Rybak • 1960: Viktor Bushuev • 1964+1968: Waldemar Baszanowski • 1972: Mukharby Kirzhinov • 1976: Petro Korol • 1980: Yanko Rusev • 1984: Yao Jingyuan • 1988: Joachim Kunz • 1992: Israil Militosyan • 1996: Zhan Xugang • 2000: Galabin Boevski • 2004: Zhang Guozheng • 2008: Liao HuiThis biographical article related to Soviet sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.