Gennady Timofeyevich Chetin (Russian: Геннадий Тимофеевич Четин, 1 February 1943 – 2002) was a Russian bantamweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and third place, respectively.[1] He became a world champion in 1971 and set three ratified world records in the total: in 1968, 1971 and 1973.[2]
Chetin was born in a small village in the Urals. He took up weightlifting aged 16, when he lost his parents and was sent to an orphanage. In 1964 he moved from Perm to Yalta and then to Shakhty, to train under Rudolf Plyukfelder. The same year he finished third at the Soviet championships, and later returned to Perm. He won the national titles in 1968–69, 1971–72 and 1976.[1][3]
Chetin semi-retired between 1973 and 1976 to recover from alcoholism. In the late 1970s he moved from Perm to a friend in Uzbekistan. There he first worked as a farmer and ferryman, but then started competing in powerlifting and coaching the Uzbekistan weightlifting team. In 1992, aged 49, he won a European title and a bronze medal at the world powerliting championships. He died 10 years later.[1][3]
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gennady, chetin, gennady, timofeyevich, chetin, russian, Геннадий, Тимофеевич, Четин, february, 1943, 2002, russian, bantamweight, weightlifter, competed, 1968, 1972, summer, olympics, finished, fourth, third, place, respectively, became, world, champion, 1971. Gennady Timofeyevich Chetin Russian Gennadij Timofeevich Chetin 1 February 1943 2002 was a Russian bantamweight weightlifter He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and third place respectively 1 He became a world champion in 1971 and set three ratified world records in the total in 1968 1971 and 1973 2 Gennady ChetinChetin right with Kaarlo Kangasniemi in 1968Personal informationBorn1 February 1943Kudymkarsky District RussiaDied2002 aged 59 UzbekistanHeight151 cm 4 ft 11 in Weight56 kg 123 lb SportSportWeightliftingClubTrud PermCoached byRudolf PlyukfelderMedal record Representing the Soviet UnionOlympic Games1972 Munich BantamweightWorld Weightlifting Championships1971 Lima Bantamweight1972 Munich BantamweightEuropean Weightlifting Championships1971 Sofia BantamweightChetin was born in a small village in the Urals He took up weightlifting aged 16 when he lost his parents and was sent to an orphanage In 1964 he moved from Perm to Yalta and then to Shakhty to train under Rudolf Plyukfelder The same year he finished third at the Soviet championships and later returned to Perm He won the national titles in 1968 69 1971 72 and 1976 1 3 Chetin semi retired between 1973 and 1976 to recover from alcoholism In the late 1970s he moved from Perm to a friend in Uzbekistan There he first worked as a farmer and ferryman but then started competing in powerlifting and coaching the Uzbekistan weightlifting team In 1992 aged 49 he won a European title and a bronze medal at the world powerliting championships He died 10 years later 1 3 References Edit a b c Gennady Chetin sports reference Archived from the original on 13 December 2012 Gennady Chetin chidlovski net a b RANIMAYa SILA Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine wsport free fr interviews in Russian 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 Gennady Chetin amp oldid 1174020164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
