Vitali Kuznetsov (judoka)

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Vitali Yakovlevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Виталий Яковлевич Кузнецов, 16 February 1941 13 October 2011) was a Russian judoka and sambo practitioner who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] In 1972 he won the silver medal in the open category.[2]

Vitali Kuznetsov
Vitali Kutznetsov in 1972
Personal information
Full nameVitali Yakovlevich Kuznetsov
Born16 February 1941
Died12 October 2011(2011-10-12) (aged 70)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportJudo
Weight class+93 kg, +95 kg, Open
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1972)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Silver (1971, 1979)
European Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold (1971)
Profile at external databases
IJF54311
JudoInside.com5840
Updated on 24 June 2023

References

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  1. "Vitaly Kuznetsov". JudoInside.com. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vitali Kuznetsov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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