Viktor Bushuev
Russian weightlifter (1933–2003)
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Viktor Georgievich Bushuev (Russian: Виктор Георгиевич Бушуев; 18 May 1933 – 25 April 2003) was a Soviet and Russian weightlifter. During his career, he won three world titles (1957–1959) and an Olympic gold medal (1960), and set three official and two unofficial world records, all in the total.[1][2]
FullnameViktor Georgievich Bushuev
Born18 May 1933
Died25 April 2003 (aged 69)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Viktor Bushuev at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Viktor Georgievich Bushuev | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 April 2003 (aged 69) Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trud Nizhny Novgorod | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bushuev was selected to the national team in 1955 and dominated his 67.5 kg weight category until 1960. He retired in 1964 after failing the national trials for the Olympic team and became a weightlifting coach in his native Nizhny Novgorod.[1]
