1. Pavel Viktorovich Kuznetsov -best
sub-heavyweight weightlifter in the
world
Siviakova Ksenia
8 “A”
School №1
Alexandrov
Vladimir region

2. Pavel Viktorovich Kuznetsov
was born on the 10 of
July 1961 in Strunino
(Vladimir region). It is not
far from my native town
Alexandrov. He is a very
famous athlete and we
are proud of him!

3. Pavel Kuznetsov was the
best sub-heavyweight
weightlifter in the world
during the mid-1980s and
was the main favourite for
1984 Olympic gold before
the Soviets boycotted the
Olympics. Instead,
Kuznetsov lifted at the 1984
Friendship Games, where
he won with a total of 427.5
kg while setting a clean &
jerk world record, that was
42.5 kg more than the 1984
Olympic winner Rolf Milser
had lifted at the Olympics.

4. Four years later at Seoul, however, by then past his prime,
Kuznetsov still managed to win Olympic gold. Kuznetsov was
the World Champion in 1983 and 1987, winning silver in 1985
and bronze in 1989, and European Champion in 1983 and
1984, while taking bronze in 1987 and 1989. Kuznetsov won
Soviet sub-heavyweight titles in 1983, 1984 and 1987, while
taking the heavyweight bronze in 1990.

5. • He also won the Soviet
sub-heavyweight cup in
1983 and set three subheavyweight clean & jerk
world records. Kuznetsov
finished his sporting
career after the fall of
Soviet Union. From 1987
to 2006 Kuznetsov
worked with the Ministry
of Internal Affairs of
Vladimir Oblast. He also
worked as a weightlifting
coach and served as the
president of Vladimir
Oblast Weightlifting
Federation.