Boris Pavlov (weightlifter)

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Boris Pavlov
Personal information
Born21 March 1947
Navoloki, Russia[1]
Died22 May 2004
Furmanov, Russia[2][1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Lima -82.5 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Constanta -82.5 kg

Boris Andreyevich Pavlov (Russian: Борис Андреевич Павлов; 21 March 1947 – 22 May 2004[3]) was a Russian weightlifter who won a world title in 1971. Next year he won a European title and competed at the 1972 Olympics, but failed to complete the press event.[4] Between 1969 and 1972 Pavlov set six ratified world records.[5]

Pavlov spent his last 20 years in Furmanov, where a memorial weightlifting tournament is held in his honor after his death.[2][1]

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