Soviet Union · Men's 75 kg, October 1968
Viktor Kurentsov
Viktor Kurentsov (1941 to 2021) was a weightlifter from the Soviet Union, with two Olympic medals (1 gold, 1 silver). On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1964 to 1968. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.
- Olympic medals
- 2
Viktor Kurentsov at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 silver.
Latest medal on record: 1968 Olympic Games, 13 October 1968, 75 kg, place 1.
Viktor Kurentsov by the numbers
How tall Viktor Kurentsov was.
- Height
- 164 cm
- 5 ft 5 in.
Viktor Kurentsov'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Olympic Games 13 Oct 1968 | 1 | not shown | 75 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
| 1964 Olympic Games 11 Oct 1964 | 2 | not shown | 75 kg | - | No total shown (more than two lifts) | |||||
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