Fyodor Fyodorovich Bogdanovsky (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Богдановский 16 April 1930 – 2 October 2014)[1] was a Soviet weightlifter. Between 1954 and 1959 he won an Olympic gold medal, four European titles, and five silver medals at world championships, losing to either Pete George or Tommy Kono. He set eight ratified world records, five in the press and three in the total.[2]
Fyodor Bogdanovsky
Pete George (left) and Fyodor Bogdanovsky (center) and Ermanno Pignatti at the 1956 Olympics
Bogdanovsky took up weightlifting in 1948 and retired in 1963. Later he trained weightlifters in Saint Petersburg, and in the 1970s worked with the Soviet weightlifting team.[3]
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^Fyodor Bogdanovsky's obituary. baltinfo.ru (3 October 2014)
fyodor, bogdanovsky, fyodor, fyodorovich, bogdanovsky, russian, Фёдор, Фёдорович, Богдановский, april, 1930, october, 2014, soviet, weightlifter, between, 1954, 1959, olympic, gold, medal, four, european, titles, five, silver, medals, world, championships, los. Fyodor Fyodorovich Bogdanovsky Russian Fyodor Fyodorovich Bogdanovskij 16 April 1930 2 October 2014 1 was a Soviet weightlifter Between 1954 and 1959 he won an Olympic gold medal four European titles and five silver medals at world championships losing to either Pete George or Tommy Kono He set eight ratified world records five in the press and three in the total 2 Fyodor BogdanovskyPete George left and Fyodor Bogdanovsky center and Ermanno Pignatti at the 1956 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn16 April 1930Sheteyevo Tver Oblast Russian SFSR Soviet UnionDied2 October 2014 aged 84 Saint Petersburg RussiaSportSportWeightliftingClubSoviet Army St PetersburgMedal record Representing the Soviet UnionOlympic Games1956 Melbourne 75 kgWorld Weightlifting Championships1954 Vienna Middleweight1955 Munich Middleweight1957 Tehran Middleweight1958 Stockholm Middleweight1959 Warsaw MiddleweightEuropean Weightlifting Championships1954 Vienna Middleweight1955 Munich Middleweight1958 Stockholm Middleweight1959 Warsaw MiddleweightBogdanovsky took up weightlifting in 1948 and retired in 1963 Later he trained weightlifters in Saint Petersburg and in the 1970s worked with the Soviet weightlifting team 3 References Edit Fyodor Bogdanovsky s obituary baltinfo ru 3 October 2014 Fyodor Bogdanovsky chidlovski net Fyodor Bogdanovsky Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine sports reference comExternal links EditFyodor Bogdanovsky at Olympedia nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Soviet Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to weightlifting in the Soviet Union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fyodor Bogdanovsky amp oldid 1174019741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
