Viktor Ivanovich Masin

Viktor Ivanovich Masin
Personal information
Surname:	Viktor Ivanovich Masin
Nationality:	Soviet Union
Date of birth:	April 18, 1954
Size:	156 cm
Medal table

Viktor Ivanovich Masin (born April 18, 1954 in Chernovsky Kopi , Chita Oblast ) is a former Soviet weightlifter .

Career

Masin's first and only international competition was the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. He started in the featherweight up to 60 kg and achieved 290.0 kg (130.0 / 160.0 kg), with which he won the gold medal. The runner-up Stefan Dimitrov achieved 287.5 kg. This event also represented the world championship for 1980, with which Masin also became world champion. Despite his relatively short international career, Masin was able to break several world records.

Top performances

• Tear: 130.0 kg in the class up to 60 kg in 1980 in Moscow
• Bump: 160.0 kg in the class up to 60 kg in 1980 in Moscow
• Duel: 290.0 kg in the class up to 60 kg in 1980 in Moscow

Web links

• Wiktor Masin at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Wiktor Masin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Profile of Wiktor Masin in the lift-up project at chidlovski.net (English)