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Russian weightlifter (1947–2004)

Boris Pavlov
Personal information
Born21 March 1947
Navoloki, Russia
Died22 May 2004
Furmanov, Russia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Lima -82.5 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Constanta -82.5 kg

Boris Andreyevich Pavlov (Russian: Борис Андреевич Павлов; 21 March 1947 – 22 May 2004) was a Russian weightlifter who won a world title in 1971. Next year he won a European title and competed at the 1972 Olympics, but failed to complete the press event. Between 1969 and 1972 Pavlov set six ratified world records.

Pavlov spent his last 20 years in Furmanov, where a memorial weightlifting tournament is held in his honor after his death.

References

  1. ^ НАВОЛОКИ история, культура, современность. ok.ru
  2. ^ Соревнования, посвященные памяти Бориса Павлова. furmanov.net (15 April 2009)
  3. Рекордсмен мира, которому не могли найти работу. ivgazeta.ru
  4. Boris Pavlov. sports-reference.com
  5. Boris Pavlov. chidlovski.net
World Champions in Weightlifting – Men's Light heavyweight
  • 82.5 kg (1920–1991)
  • 83 kg (1993–1997)
  • 85 kg (1998–2017)
  • 89 kg (2018–)


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