Soviet Union · Men's 75 kg, September 1960
Aleksandr Kurynov
Aleksandr Kurynov (1934 to 1973) was a weightlifter from the Soviet Union, with one Olympic gold medal. On record here: the medal at the 1960 Olympic Games. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic gold
- 1
Aleksandr Kurynov at the Olympic Games
Latest medal on record: 1960 Olympic Games, 7 September 1960, 75 kg, place 1.
Aleksandr Kurynov by the numbers
How tall Aleksandr Kurynov was.
- Height
- 165 cm
- 5 ft 5 in.
Aleksandr Kurynov's Olympic medals
Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Olympic Games 7 Sep 1960 | 1 | not shown | 75 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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