Trofim Fyodorovich Lomakin (Russian: Трофим Фёдорович Ломакин, 2 August 1924 – 13 June 1973) was a Russianweightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He also won two world titles (1957 and 1958) and set five official and five unofficial world records (1953–1960), two in the press, five in the clean and jerk, and three in the total.[2]
Lomakin was born to a miner in a remote village in Siberia and started training in weightlifting aged 18, while serving in the Soviet Army in the Far East. In 1949 he moved to Leningrad and in 1952 won his first national and European titles and an Olympic gold medal. Despite his successes in the 1950s, he developed alcoholism and for this reason was excluded from the 1956 Olympic team and later dishonorably discharged from the Soviet Army. After retiring from competitions in 1960 he could not keep any job and got involved with criminals. In the late 1960s he was arrested while trying to smuggle gold out of the Soviet Union and convicted to five years in prison. He was released after three years, but soon after that fell from a 20-meter height and died. He was heavily drunk, and it was unclear whether this was an accident or a murder.[1]
trofim, lomakin, trofim, fyodorovich, lomakin, russian, Трофим, Фёдорович, Ломакин, august, 1924, june, 1973, russian, weightlifter, competed, soviet, union, gold, medal, 1952, summer, olympics, silver, medal, 1960, summer, olympics, also, world, titles, 1957,. Trofim Fyodorovich Lomakin Russian Trofim Fyodorovich Lomakin 2 August 1924 13 June 1973 was a Russian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union He won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics 1 He also won two world titles 1957 and 1958 and set five official and five unofficial world records 1953 1960 two in the press five in the clean and jerk and three in the total 2 Trofim LomakinTrofim Lomakin at the 1960 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn2 August 1924Barancha Altai Governorate Russian SFSR Soviet UnionDied13 June 1973 aged 48 Height1 67 m 5 ft 6 in Weight82 89 kg 181 196 lb SportSportWeightliftingClubSoviet Army MoscowMedal record Representing the Soviet UnionOlympic Games1952 Helsinki 82 5 kg1960 Rome 90 kgWorld Weightlifting Championships1953 Stockholm 82 5 kg1954 Vienna 82 5 kg1957 Tehran 82 5 kg1958 Stockholm 82 5 kgLife editLomakin was born to a miner in a remote village in Siberia and started training in weightlifting aged 18 while serving in the Soviet Army in the Far East In 1949 he moved to Leningrad and in 1952 won his first national and European titles and an Olympic gold medal Despite his successes in the 1950s he developed alcoholism and for this reason was excluded from the 1956 Olympic team and later dishonorably discharged from the Soviet Army After retiring from competitions in 1960 he could not keep any job and got involved with criminals In the late 1960s he was arrested while trying to smuggle gold out of the Soviet Union and convicted to five years in prison He was released after three years but soon after that fell from a 20 meter height and died He was heavily drunk and it was unclear whether this was an accident or a murder 1 References edit a b Trofim Lomakin sports reference com TROFIM LOMAKIN chidlovski netExternal links editTrofim Lomakin at Lift Up nbsp Trofim Lomakin 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 Russia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trofim Lomakin amp oldid 1174744815, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
