Viktor Korsch

Wiktor Korsch ( Russian Виктор Корж ; * 1933 ) is a former Soviet weightlifter .

Career

Viktor Korsch, who came from Rostov- on- Don , was a Soviet weightlifter who lifted a full decade among the best in the world. Although he never succeeded in beating his great rivals Ivan Udodow , Rafael Tschimischkian or Evgeni Minajew in important competitions, he was always good for excellent results. In the 1950s, he even managed to achieve some world records while pressing.

Viktor Korsch was a member of the Soviet security forces.

successes

(Ba = bantam weight, Fe = feather weight)

• 1953, 2nd place , Meistersch. the soot Federal. Rep. (RSFSR), Ba, with 290 kg, behind Iwan Udodow , 307.5 kg;
• 1955, 1st place , Meistersch. the RSFSR, Fe, at 335 kg, ahead of Tarelkin, 322.5 kg and Bronstein, 315 kg;
• 1955, 5th place , USSR-Meistersch., Ba, with 312.5 kg, winner: Wladimir Stogow , 317.5 kg in front of Wladimir Wilschowski , 315 kg;
• 1955, 2nd place , USSR team championship, Ba, with 317.5 kg, behind Bakir Farchutdinow , 325 kg and in front of Viktor Uljanow, 315 kg;
• 1956, 2nd place , Grand Prix of the USSR in Moscow , Fe, with 337.5 kg, behind Ivan Udodow, USSR, 342.5 kg and in front of Bondarenko, USSR, 322.5 kg;
• 1956, 2nd place , Meistersch. the RSFSR, Fe, with 332.5 kg, behind Udodow, 340 kg and in front of Tarelkin, 330 kg;
• 1956, 4th place , USSR-Meistersch., Ba, with 312.5 kg, behind Stogow, 325 kg, Wilschowski, 315 kg and Schuromski, 312.5 kg;
• 1958, 2nd place , Grand Prix of the USSR in Moscow, Fe, with 347.5 kg, behind Yevgeny Minajew , 355 kg and in front of Rafael Tschimischkian , 345 kg;
• 1958, 4th place , USSR-Meistersch., Fe. with 342.5 kg, behind Minajew, 355 kg, Tschimischkian, 345 kg and Bondarenko, 345 kg;
• 1958, 1st place , Central Russian. Meistersch., Fe, with 345 kg, before Tarelkin, 340 kg;
• 1959, 1st place , Meistersch. the RSFSR, Fe, weighing 330 kg, ahead of Nekrasov, 327.5 kg and Suvorkov, 327.5 kg;
• 1959, 2nd place , Meistersch. the Sportorg. "Dynamo", Fe, with 345 kg, behind Tschimischkian, 347.5 kg and in front of Tschanukashvili, 340 kg;
• 1960, 2nd place , Grand Prix of the USSR in Minsk , Fe, with 345 kg, behind Tschimischkian, 347.5 kg and in front of Tarelkin, 340 kg;
• 1960, 2nd place , USSR-Meistersch., Fe, with 345 kg, behind Tschimischkian, 350 kg and Medvedev, 340 kg;
• 1960, 1st place , USSR team championship, Fe, with 350 kg, ahead of Tschimischkian, 335 kg and Alexei Wachonin , 330 kg;
• 1961, 4th place , Grand Prix of the USSR in Moscow, Fe, with 347.5 kg, behind Isaac Berger , USA , 362.5 kg, Minajew, 360 kg and Medvedev, 355 kg;
• 1961, 1st place , Meistersch. the RSFSR, Fe, with 342.5 kg, ahead of Yevgeny Kazura , 340 kg and Tarelkin, 340 kg;
• 1961, 4th place , USSR-Meistersch., Fe, with 345 kg, behind Minajew, 365 kg, Medvedev, 352.5 kg and Kazura, 345 kg.

World records

(all in featherweight, set up up to 60 kg body weight)

in pressing:

• 113 kg, 1955 in Stalingrad ,
• 113.5 kg, 1956 in Moscow ,
• 117.5 kg, 1958 in Ufa ,
• 118.5 kg, 1958 in Rostov .