Grigory Novak

Grigory Novak

Grigory Irmovich Novak ( _ru. Григорий Ирмович Новак, March 5, 1919 – July 10, 1980) is a former Russian weightlifter, World champion and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union.

He was born in Chernobyl, Ukrainian SSR.

Novak became World champion in in 1946, and received a silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=13&sp=WEI "1952 Summer Olympics – Helsinki, Finland – Weightlifting"] – "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on February 24, 2008)]

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