Sultan Rakhmanov

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Soviet weightlifter (1950-2003)

Lived 1950 to 2003 · aged 52

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Sultan Saburovych Rakhmanov was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR who won the gold medal in the super heavyweight class of the 1980 Summer Olympics.

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Order of the Red Banner of Labour

Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

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Sultan Saburovych Rakhmanov was an Olympic weightlifter for the USSR who won the gold medal in the super heavyweight class of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Sultan Rakhmanov won the super heavyweight gold medal in 1980 in Moscow when his legendary teammate Vasily Alekseyev was eliminated after he failed three times to snatch 180 kg. Rakhmanov made 6 perfect lifts to score a decisive victory at the 1980 Olympics. He also won gold medals at the World Weightlifting Championships in 1979 and 1980.

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Lived 1950 to 2003 · aged 52

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