3 October 1924 (1924-10-03) Mordovo, Tambov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
22 December 2012 (2012-12-23) (aged 88) Moscow, Russia
Height
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
82–90 kg (181–198 lb)
Sport
Sport
Weightlifting
Club
Armed Forces
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne
-90 kg
1960 Rome
-90 kg
1952 Helsinki
-82.5 kg
World Weightlifting Championships
1953 Stockholm
-82.5 kg
1954 Vienna
-90 kg
1955 Munich
-90 kg
1957 Tehran
-90 kg
1958 Stockholm
-90 kg
1950 Paris
-82.5 kg
1959 Warsaw
-90 kg
1961 Vienna
-90 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
1950 Paris
-82.5 kg
1953 Stockholm
-82.5 kg
1954 Vienna
-90 kg
1955 Munich
-90 kg
1958 Stockholm
-90 kg
1952 Helsinki
-82.5 kg
1959 Warsaw
-90 kg
1961 Vienna
-90 kg
Arkady Nikitich Vorobyov (Russian: Аркадий Никитич Воробьёв; 3 October 1924 – 22 December 2012) was a Soviet and Russian weightlifter, weightlifting coach, scientist and writer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won one bronze and two gold medals. Between 1950 and 1960 he set 16 official world records. Later for many years he led the national team and the Soviet weightlifting program. In 1995 he was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.[1][2]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arkady Vorobyov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^"Weightlifting Hall of Fame". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
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