Alexander Pavlovich Kurynov

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Alexander Pavlovich Kurynow ( Russian Александр Павлович Курынов ; July 8, 1934 , † November 30, 1973 ) was a Soviet weightlifter .

Career

Alexander Kurynov started lifting weights in Kazan when he was twenty . He was very talented and made rapid progress. In 1958 he made a lasting impression on himself for the first time with a second place at the Soviet championships. Towards the end of the 1950s it became apparent that Fyodor Bogdanovsky , who had represented the Soviet Union at all World Championships and the 1956 Olympic Games since 1954, was having weight problems. In addition, the association management was dissatisfied with him because he was only able to beat the American starters Thomas Kono and Peter George once in six championships . Alexander Kurynov turned out to be the most promising candidate to succeed Bogdanowski. He prevailed against several competitors and was nominated for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome . There he promptly won the gold medal and beat Thomas Kono. In the next few years he was the dominant man in the middleweight division, until he was replaced by his compatriot Viktor Kurenzow .

International success

(OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, Wed = Middleweight)

  • 1958, 3rd place , Grand Prix of Moscow , Wed, with 400 kg, behind Thomas Kono , USA , 417.5 kg and Fyodor Bogdanowski , USSR , 412.5 kg;
  • 1960, 1st place , Grand Prix of Moscow, Wed, with 415 kg, ahead of Chomchenko, USSR, 395 kg and Michail Abadiew, Bulgaria , 382.5 kg;
  • 1960, 1st place , EM in Milan , Wed, with 420 kg, ahead of Győző Veres , Hungary , 397.5 kg and Jan Bochenek , Poland , 385 kg;
  • 1960, gold medal , OS in Rome , Wed, with 437.5 kg, ahead of Kono, 427.5 kg and Veres, 405 kg;
  • 1961, 1st place , WM + EM in Vienna , Wed, with 435 kg, ahead of Veres, 420 kg and Marcel Paterni , France , 405 kg;
  • 1962, 1st place , Grand Prix of the USSR in Moscow , Wed, with 430 kg in front of Belyayev, USSR, 410 kg, Anatoly Shgun, USSR, 410 kg;
  • 1962, 1st place , WM + EM in Budapest , Wed, with 422.5 kg, ahead of Mihály Huszka , Hungary, 415 kg and Teherani, Iran , 412.5 kg;
  • 1963, 1st place , WM + EM in Stockholm , Wed, with 437.5 kg, ahead of Huszka, 437.5 kg and Hans Zdražila , CSSR , 422.5 kg;
  • 1964, 2nd place , Grand Prix of Moscow, Mir, with 427.5 kg, behind Viktor Kurenzow , USSR, 437.5 kg;
  • 1965, 3rd place , World Championship in Tehran , Wed, with 432.5 kg, behind Kurenzow, 437.5 kg and Werner Dittrich , GDR , 437.5 kg.

USSR championships

  • 1958, 2nd place, Wed, with 407.5 kg, behind Bogdanowski, 417.5 kg and in front of Plaksjuk, 405 kg;
  • 1959, 2nd place, Wed, with 405 kg, behind Bogdanowski, 417.5 kg and in front of Malakin, 400 kg;
  • 1960, 1st place, Wed, with 420 kg, ahead of Bogdanowski, 420 kg and Surzan, 402.5 kg;
  • 1961, 3rd place, Wed, with 420 kg, behind Chomchenko, 425 kg and Schgun, 422.5 kg;
  • 1965, 3rd place, Wed, with 430 kg, behind Kurenzow, 450 kg and Beljajew, 432.5 kg.

World records

(all world records were set in middleweight, i.e. up to 75 kg body weight)

when pressing with both arms:

in two-armed tearing:

  • 134 kg, 1959 in Moscow ,
  • 135 kg, 1961 in Moscow,
  • 135.5 kg, 1961 in London ,
  • 136 kg, 1961 in Bruck

in two-armed thrusting:

  • 169.5 kg, 1958 in Rostov,
  • 170 kg, 1960 in Riga ,
  • 170.5 kg, 1960 in Rome ,
  • 171 kg, 1961 in Bruck

in the Olympic three-way battle:

  • 437.5 kg, 1960 in Rome,
  • 440 kg, 1960 in Moscow,
  • 442.5 kg, 1960 in Kazan,
  • 447.5 kg, in 1964 in Vladivostok.

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personal data
SURNAME Kurynow, Alexander Pavlovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Курынов, Александр Павлович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH July 8, 1934
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1973