Mukharby Kirzhinov

Mukharby Nurbiyevich Kirzhinov (Russian: Мухарби Нурбиевич Киржинов) (born 1 January 1949 in Koshekhabl, Adygea) is a former Soviet weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the lightweight class at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.^[1]

References

↑ "Mukharby Kirzhinov". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 26 October 2010.

Olympic champions in weightlifting – Lightweight

1920–1992: 60–67.5 kg, 1996: 64–70 kg 2000–2012: 62–69 kg

1920: Alfred Neuland (EST) 1924: Edmond Decottignies (FRA) 1928: Hans Haas (AUT)+Kurt Helbig (GER) 1932: René Duverger (FRA) 1936: Robert Fein (AUT)+Anwar Mesbah (EGY) 1948: Ibrahim Shams (EGY) 1952: Tommy Kono (USA) 1956: Ihor Rybak (URS) 1960: Viktor Bushuev (URS) 1964+1968: Waldemar Baszanowski (POL) 1972: Mukharby Kirzhinov (URS) 1976: Petro Korol (URS) 1980: Yanko Rusev (BUL) 1984: Yao Jingyuan (CHN) 1988: Joachim Kunz (GDR) 1992: Israel Militosyan (EUN) 1996: Zhan Xugang (CHN) 2000: Galabin Boevski (BUL) 2004: Zhang Guozheng (CHN) 2008: Liao Hui(CHN) 2012: Lin Qingfeng (CHN) 2016: Shi Zhiyong (CHN)

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