Vladimir Pushkarev
1921–1994 (age 73)
Biography
Vladimir Vladimirovich Pushkarev (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Пушкарев; 1921–1994) was a Soviet weightlifter. In 1950 he won the European middleweight title and a bronze medal at the world championships. He was the Soviet champion in 1949, 1951, 1952 and 1954, finishing second in 1946, 1948 and 1950.