Mukharby Kirzhinov
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Born1 January 1949
Died11 January 2026 (aged 77)
SportWeightlifting
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1949 |
| Died | 11 January 2026 (aged 77) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Mukharby Nurbiyevich Kirzhinov (Russian: Мухарби Нурбиевич Киржинов; 1 January 1949 – 11 January 2026) was a Soviet weightlifter from Adygea, Olympic champion and world champion. Of Circassian ancestry, he won the gold medal in the lightweight class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1]
Kirzhinov died on 11 January 2026, at the age of 77.[2]
