Vladimir Kirillovich Svetilko

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Wladimir Kirillowitsch Swetilko ( Russian Владимир Кириллович Светилко , scientific transliteration Vladimir Svetilko ; born September 28, 1915 in Tambov ; † around 1995 ) was a Soviet weightlifter .

Career

Wladimir Swetilko was stationed in Georgia as a member of the Soviet security forces and began lifting weights as a sport in the early 1940s . At first he belonged to "Dynamo" Batumi and then moved to "Dynamo" Tbilisi . He participated in the Soviet championships with great success since 1943. He won the Soviet lightweight championship four times and achieved another four placements among the top three winners. Considering the tough competition of Nikolai Shatow , Israil Mechanik and Georgi Popow , these are outstanding results. In 1946 and 1950 he was able to take part in the world championships in Paris and won medals both times. However, the Soviet Union did not take part in the 1948 Olympic Games in London , where he would have had a good chance of success. In 1952, when the Soviet Union was there for the first time, he could no longer qualify.

International success

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

  • 1946, 2nd place , World Championships in Paris, Le, with 347.5 kg, behind Stanley Stanczyk , USA , 367.5 kg and in front of Georgi Popow, USSR , 335 kg;
  • 1950, 3rd place ( 1st place ), WM + EM in Paris, Le, with 347.5 kg, behind Joe Pitman , USA, 352.5 kg and Hamouda, Egypt , 350 kg.

USSR championships

  • 1943, 3rd place, Le, with 320 kg, behind Mamiya Zhigenty, 325 kg and Israel Mechanics , 320 kg;
  • 1944, 3rd place, Le, with 315 kg, behind Nikolai Schatow , 342.5 kg and mechanics, 322.5 kg;
  • 1945, 3rd place, Le, with 322.5 kg, behind Zhigenty, 337.5 kg and mechanics, 330 kg;
  • 1946, 2nd place, Le, with 342.5 kg, behind Georgi Popow, 345 kg and in front of Alexej Zhizhin, 340 kg;
  • 1948, 1st place, Le, with 345 kg, in front of Ivan Ljubawin, 337.5 kg and mechanics, 332.5 kg;
  • 1949, 1st place, Le, in front of Mechanik and Wassili Piven;
  • 1950, 1st place, Le, with 352.5 kg in front of Piwen, 340 kg and Gawriil Balaschow, 337.5 kg;
  • 1951, 1st place, Le, with 350 kg, in front of Lyubavin, 335 kg and Balashov, 335 kg.

World record

  • 111 kg, press, 1950 in Kharkov , Le.

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personal data
SURNAME Swetilko, Vladimir Kirillovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Светилко, Владимир Кириллович (Russian); Svetilko, Vladimir; Swetilko, Vladimir Kirillovich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet weightlifter
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Tambov
DATE OF DEATH around 1995