Vladimir Stogov
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Vladimir Stepanovich Stogov was a former Russian
weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union
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He became World champion in the Bantamweight class five times, in 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1961, and received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics
in Melbourne
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Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
weightlifter, World champion, and Olympic medalist, who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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He became World champion in the Bantamweight class five times, in 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1961, and received a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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