Type | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Rapael•Chimishk'iani |
Used name | Rapael•Chimishk'iani |
Original name | რაფაელ•ჩიმიშკიანი |
Other names | Rafael Arkadyevich Chimishkyan, Рафаэль Аркадьевич Чимишкян |
Born | 23 March 1929 in Tbilisi (GEO) |
Measurements | 60 kg |
Affiliations | Dynamo Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO) |
NOC(s) | ![]() |
Ethnic nation | GEO |
Rapael Chimishk’iani took up weightlifting in 1946 and in his first Soviet championship in 1949 won a gold medal in bantamweight. In 1950, Chimishk’iani won silver at the World Championships and gold at the European Championships and then switched to featherweight, winning a silver at the Soviet championships in that category. In all, Chimishk’iani would win four Soviet titles in featherweight (1951, 1954-55, 1960), five silvers (1950, 1952-53, 1957-58) and two bronzes (1956, 1962). Chimishk’iani also won Olympic gold in 1952, World titles in 1954 and 1955 and silver in 1953, European titles in 1952 and 1954-1957 and silver in 1953. Chimishk’iani also set 10 world records – three in the snatch, two in the clean and jerk, and five in the total. After finishing his sporting career, Chimishk’iani was a Category One international weightlifting referee and was active in the Georgian Weightlifting Federation.
Games | Discipline (Sport) | Event | Status | Team | Pos | Details | |
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1952 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | Featherweight, Men | Olympic | 1 | Gold |
Representing Soviet Union
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Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
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1952 Summer Olympics | 25 July 1952 | Weightlifting | Featherweight, Men (≤60 kg, Triathlon) | Final Standings | 332.5 WR | 1 |
1952 Summer Olympics | 25 July 1952 | Weightlifting | Featherweight, Men (≤60 kg, Triathlon) | Final Standings | 337.5 WR | 1 |
1952 Summer Olympics | 25 July 1952 | Weightlifting | Featherweight, Men (≤60 kg, Snatch) | Snatch, Lift #3 | 105.0 | AC |
1952 Summer Olympics | 25 July 1952 | Weightlifting | Featherweight, Men (≤60 kg, Clean & Jerk) | Clean & Jerk, Lift #3 | 135.0 | AC |