Yury Vlasov
 Vlasov at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 December 1935 Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 February 2021 (aged 85) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125–136 kg (276–300 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Suren Bogdasarov[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yury Petrovich Vlasov (Russian: Юрий Петрович Власов; 5 December 1935 – 13 February 2021) was a Soviet and Russian writer and heavyweight weightlifter and politician. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1960 and a silver in 1964. He retired in 1968.
He was a member of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union (1989) and then of the Russian State Duma (1993) and took part in the 1996 Russian presidential election.[2]
Vlasov died of natural causes on 13 February 2021, in Moscow, Russia.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Yury Vlasov: Training Session. chidlovski.net
- ↑ Yury Vlasov. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Умер олимпийский чемпион по тяжелой атлетике Юрий Власов" (in Russian). ITAR-TASS. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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