Chimishkyan, Rafael Arkadyevich

Rafael Arkadyevich Chimishkyan ( Georgian რაფაელ ჩიმიშკიანი ; born March 23, 1929 , Tiflis , Georgian SSR ) - Soviet weightlifter , 11-time world record holder, Olympic champion (1952), two-time world champion (1954 and 1955), six-time champion of Europe (1952) , 1952, 1954-1957) and five-time champion of the USSR (1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1960). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1952). Judge of the international category. Member of the CPSU since 1957. Honorary Vice-President of the Federation of Weightlifting Georgia. He was awarded the title of “The Best Weightlifter of Georgia of the 20th Century”. Awarded the Order "Badge of Honor" ( 1956 ) and the "Order of Honor" ( 1996 ). Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi .

Rafael Chimishkyan
personal information
Floor
A country	the USSR
Specialization	Weightlifting
Club	Dynamo (Tbilisi)
Date of Birth	March 23, 1929 ( 1929-03-23 ) (90 years)
Place of Birth	Tiflis , Georgian SSR , ZSFSR , USSR
Trainers	Pavel Gumashyan
Awards and medals Olympic Games Gold Helsinki 1952 up to 60 kg World Championships Silver Paris 1950 up to 56 kg Silver Stockholm 1953 up to 60 kg Gold Vienna 1954 up to 60 kg Gold Munich 1955 up to 60 kg European Championships [1] Gold Paris 1950 up to 56 kg Gold Helsinki 1952 up to 60 kg Silver Stockholm 1953 up to 60 kg Gold Vienna 1954 up to 60 kg Gold Munich 1955 up to 60 kg Gold Helsinki-1956 up to 60 kg Gold Katowice-1957 up to 60 kg Sports honorary title