Ravil Khabutdinov

Ravil Khabutdinov

Khabutdinov (left) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born	15 December 1928 Zimnik, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
Died	1 November 1997(1997-11-01) (aged 68) Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Olympic weightlifting
Club	Soviet Army, Novosibirsk
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Lightweight European Championships 1956 Helsinki Middleweight 1957 Katowice Lightweight

Ravil Nezamovich Khabutdinov (Russian: Равиль Незамович Хабутдинов; 15 December 1928 – 1 November 1997) was a weightlifter from Russia. He started training in weightlifting in 1948 while serving in the Soviet Army. In 1956 he finished third at the national championships, but was selected for the national team and won silver medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics and European championships, both times behind Ihor Rybak. Next year, in absence of Rybak, he won the European and national lightweight titles and retired from competitions. During his career Khabutdinov set seven ratified world records in press, six in the lightweight class and one in the middleweight category.^[1][2]

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