Dmitri Ivanovich Ivanov

Dmitri Iwanowitsch Iwanow ( Russian Дмитрий Иванович Иванов ; born July 29, 1928 in Pestowka, Oryol Oblast ; † 1993 ) was a Soviet weightlifter .

biography

Dmitri Ivanov from "Spartak" Moscow was the first Soviet weightlifter in the lightweight class who was used in international championships and belonged to the post-war generation. As early as 1951 he drew attention to himself when he achieved the outstanding performance of 345 kg in the Olympic three-way battle for the time. In 1952 he was defeated in the fight for the Soviet championship, which were also considered elimination for the 1952 Olympic Games, against Yevgeny Lopatin , but in 1953 he was the first Soviet champion. In 1953 and 1954 he represented the Soviet Unionalso at the world and European championships, was European champion in both years and also world champion in 1954. In the next few years he no longer brought the weight for the lightweight and started in the middleweight (up to 75 kg body weight). Although he achieved some very good placings in this weight class, he could no longer qualify for international championships.

Dmitri Ivanov studied journalism and for decades was one of the most famous sports journalists in the USSR.

International success

(WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, Le = lightweight, Wed = middleweight)

• 1953, 2nd place ( 1st place ), WM + EM in Stockholm , Le, with 365 kg, behind Peter George , USA , 370 kg and in front of Said Gouda , Egypt , 355 kg;
• 1954, 1st place , WM + EM in Vienna , Le, with 367.5 kg, ahead of Gouda, 355 kg and Josef Tauchner , Austria , 352.5 kg;
• 1956, 1st place , tournament in Moscow, Wed, with 390 kg, ahead of George Scheglow, USSR, 375 kg.

International battles

• 1952 against the ČSR , in Prague , Le, 347.5 kg - Robert Belza, 322.5 kg;
• 1954 against Egypt , in Cairo , Le, 377.5 kg - Said Gouda, 360 kg;
• 1956 against China , in Beijing , Wed, 407.5 kg - Chun Tschaun, 362.5 kg.

National championships

• 1952, 3rd place, USSR, Le, with 340 kg, behind Yevgeny Lopatin , 347.5 kg and Iwan Solomacha, 342.5 kg;
• 1953, 1st place, USSR, Le, with 357.5 kg, ahead of Fedor Nikitin, 355 kg and George Scheglow, 352.5 kg;
• 1954, 1st place, USSR, Le, with 372.5 kg, ahead of Scheglow, 360 kg and Alexander Falamejew , 355 kg;
• 1955, 4th place, USSR, Wed, with 390 kg, behind Juri Duganow , 407.5 kg, Fyodor Bogdanowski , 402.5 kg and Mustafa Jagly-Ogly , 392.5 kg;
• 1955, 2nd place, team, Wed, with 405 kg, behind Bogdanowski, 407.5 kg;
• 1956, 1st place, Sportorg. "Spartak", Wed, with 395 kg;
• 1956, 4th place, USSR, Wed, with 390 kg, behind Bogdanowski, 415 kg, Michael Rabchew, 395 kg and Jagly-Ogly, 390 kg;
• 1957, 4th place, USSR, Wed, with 392.5 kg, behind Bogdanowski, 420 kg, Jagly-Ogly, 400 kg and Viktor Ljach, 395 kg;
• 1957, 1st place, team, Wed, with 395 kg, ahead of Galojan, 385 kg and Ippolitow, 382.5 kg;
• 1958, 4th place, USSR, Wed, with 405 kg, behind Bogdanowski, 417.5 kg, Alexander Kurynow , 407.5 kg and Plaksjuk, 405 kg.

World records

(all lightweight, at that time up to 67.5 kg body weight, achieved)

• 114.5 kg, press, 1953 in Podolsk ,
• 118 kg, tearing, 1953 in Podolsk,
• 372.5 kg, OD, 1953, in Podolsk,
• 375 kg, OD, 1953, in Podolsk,
• 115.5 kg, press, 1954 in Moscow ,
• 117 kg, press, 1954 in Cairo ,
• 377.5 kg, OD, 1954 in Cairo.

Web links

• Short portrait of Dmitri Ivanov