Bakir Farkhutdinov
Soviet weightlifter
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Bakir Farrakhovich Farkhutdinov (Russian: Бакир Фаррахович Фархутдинов; 15 May 1925 – 2008) was a Russian bantamweight weightlifter who was active in the 1950s–60s. In 1954 he won the Soviet, European and world titles.[1][2]
Born15 May 1925
Nizhnie Chershily, Tatarstan, Russia
Died2008 (aged 82–83)
Moscow, Russia
SportWeightlifting
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| Born | 15 May 1925 Nizhnie Chershily, Tatarstan, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2008 (aged 82–83) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
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Farkhutdinov took up weightlifting aged 24, while serving in the Soviet Army, and retired at 41. After that for about 30 years he worked as a masseur with the Moscow football clubs Spartak and Dynamo. He had a son and a daughter.[3]
