Bakir Farrakhovich Farkhutdinov (Russian: Бакир Фаррахович Фархутдинов; 15 May 1925 – 2008) was a Russian bantamweight weightlifter who was active in the 1950s–60s. In 1954 he won the Soviet, European and world titles.[1][2]

Bakir Farkhutdinov
Personal information
Born15 May 1925
Nizhnie Chershily, Tatarstan, Russia
Died2008
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vienna Bantamweight
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vienna Bantamweight

Farkhutdinov took up weightlifting aged 24, while serving in the Soviet Army, and retired at 41. After that for about 30 years he worked as a masseur with the Moscow football clubs Spartak and Dynamo. He had a son and a daughter.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Динамо. Энциклопедия. ОЛМА Медиа Групп. 2003. p. 280. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. ^ Bakir Farkhutdinov. chidlovski.net
  3. ^ МАССАЖИСТ ДУБЛЯ. sport-express.ru (1 August 2000)
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