Vladimir Belyaev (weightlifter)
Soviet weightlifter (1940–2020)
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Vladimir Nikolaevich Belyaev (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Беляев, September 24, 1940 – May 7, 2020) was a Soviet weightlifter, World champion (1966) and Olympic medalist (1968) who competed for the Soviet Union.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's weightlifting | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1968 Mexico City | -82.5 kg |
Belyaev was born in Kiev on September 24, 1940. He won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] Belyaev died in Kiev on May 7, 2020, at the age of 79.[2]
