Vasily Kolotov
Vasily Fyodorovich Kolotov (Russian: Василий Фёдорович Колотов, October 6, 1944 – June 5, 2001) was a Russian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union.
At the 1970 World Championships in Columbus, Ohio, United States, he won the 90kg class by 47.5kg and set new world records in the clean and jerk and in the total. He was pronounced the man of the weight class for years to come, however his star soon faded as his compatriot David Rigert, who moved up from the 82.5kg class, started to eclipse him by the end of the year.
Despite this, weightlifters have remembered the standards that Kolotov set in the early 1970s.
Weightlifting achievements
- Senior World Champion (1970);
- Silver Medalist in Senior World Championships (1971 and 1973);
- Silver Medalist in Senior European Championships (1970);
- Senior USSR National Champion (1969-1971);
- Set ten World records during career.
References
- Profile at Vasily Kolotov (Retrieved on December 2, 2009).
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- 1951: Norbert Schemansky (USA)
- 1953: Norbert Schemansky (USA)
- 1954: Arkady Vorobyov ((URS)
- 1955: Arkady Vorobyov ((URS)
- 1957: Arkady Vorobyov ((URS)
- 1958: Arkady Vorobyov ((URS)
- 1959: Louis Martin (GBR)
- 1961: Ireneusz Paliński (POL)
- 1962: Louis Martin (GBR)
- 1963: Louis Martin (GBR)
- 1964: Vladimir Golovanov (URS)
- 1965: Louis Martin (GBR)
- 1966: Géza Tóth (HUN)
- 1968: Kaarlo Kangasniemi (FIN)
- 1969: Kaarlo Kangasniemi (FIN)
- 1970: Vasily Kolotov (URS)
- 1971: David Rigert (URS)
- 1972: Andon Nikolov (BUL)
- 1973: David Rigert (URS)
- 1974: David Rigert (URS)
- 1975: David Rigert (URS)
- 1976: David Rigert (URS)
- 1977: Sergey Poltoratsky (URS)
- 1978: Rolf Milser (FRG)
- 1979: Gennady Bessonov (URS)
- 1980: Péter Baczakó (HUN)
- 1981: Blagoy Blagoev (BUL)
- 1982: Blagoy Blagoev (BUL)
- 1983: Blagoy Blagoev (BUL)
- 1984: Nicu Vlad (ROU)
- 1985: Anatoly Khrapaty / Viktor Solodov (URS)
- 1986: Anatoly Khrapaty (URS)
- 1987: Anatoly Khrapaty (URS)
- 1989: Anatoly Khrapaty (URS)
- 1990: Anatoly Khrapaty (URS)
- 1991: Sergey Syrtsov (URS)
- 1993: Ivan Chakarov (BUL)
- 1994: Aleksey Petrov (RUS)
- 1995: Igor Alekseyev (RUS)
- 1997: Maksim Agapitov (RUS)
- 1998: Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)
- 1999: Akakios Kakiasvilis (GRE)
- 2001: Kourosh Bagheri (IRI)
- 2002: Nizami Pashayev (AZE)
- 2003: Milen Dobrev (BUL)
- 2005: Nizami Pashayev (AZE)
- 2006: Ilya Ilyin (KAZ)
- 2007: Roman Konstantinov (RUS)
- 2009: Kim Min-jae (KOR)
- 2010: Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS)
- 2011: Ilya Ilyin (KAZ)
- 2013: Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS)
- 2014: Zhassulan Kydyrbayev (KAZ)
- 2015: Vadzim Straltsou (BLR)
- 2017: Sohrab Moradi (IRI)
- 2018: Sohrab Moradi (IRI)
- 2019: Tian Tao (CHN)
- 2021: Lesman Paredes (COL)
- 2022: Lesman Paredes (BHR)
- 2023: Karim Abokahla (EGY)
- 90 kg (1951–1991)
- 91 kg (1993–1997)
- 94 kg (1998–2017)
- 96 kg (2018–)
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