Soviet Union · Men's 60 kg, July 1952
Rafael Chimishkyan
Rafael Chimishkyan (1929 to 2022) was a weightlifter from the Soviet Union, with one Olympic gold medal. On record here: the medal at the 1952 Olympic Games. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic gold
- 1
Rafael Chimishkyan at the Olympic Games
Latest medal on record: 1952 Olympic Games, 25 July 1952, 60 kg, place 1.
Rafael Chimishkyan by the numbers
How tall Rafael Chimishkyan was.
- Height
- 158 cm
- 5 ft 2 in.
Rafael Chimishkyan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Olympic Games 25 Jul 1952 | 1 | not shown | 60 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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