Sultan Rakhmanov - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jul 06, 1950 To‘rtko‘l, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan Died on 05 May 2003 (aged 52)

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About Sultan Rakhmanov

  • Sultan Saburovich Rakhmanov (Ukrainian: ?????? ????????? ????????; Russian: ?????? ????????? ????????) (6 July 1950 – 5 May 2003) 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 Alexeev 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.Rakhmanov's father was Uzbek and his mother was Ukrainian, he was born in Uzbekistan.
  • He trained during his weightlifting career in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
  • Rakhmanov was a member of the Soviet national weightlifting team for 9 years.
  • His most memorable victory was, of course, the super heavyweight class gold medal at the 1980 Olympics.
  • For that victory, Rakhmanov was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour in Kremlin.After his retirement, Rakhmanov was the Chairman of the International Association of Disabled Sports Veterans.
  • Sultan was an honored President of the Aikido Federation of Ukraine.
  • He also was one of the pioneers of organized armwrestling in the Soviet Union.Rakhmanov died on May 5, 2003 of a heart attack at age 52.

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