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vladimir kaplunov at the 1964 olympics soviet army , khabarovsk kryukovo , krasnoyarsk krai , russia 67 kg lb on 260px 1.60 m ftin on weightlifting yes 2 march 1933 vladimir kaplunov 1964.jpg vladimir kaplunov

vladimir kaplunov

vladimir iosifovich kaplunov -lrb- , born 2 march 1933 -rrb- is a retired russian weightlifter .
he won a world title in 1962 and a silver medal at the 1964 olympics .
in 1961 kaplunov finished second at the soviet lightweight championships and was included to the national team .
next years he won the soviet title , and repeated this achievement in 1963 and 1964 .
he also won european titles in 1962 and 1964 and a world title in 1962 .
in 1966 kaplunov switched to the middleweight category , but finished only third at the national championships .
during his career kaplunov set ten lightweight world records , five in the press , two in the clean and jerk , and three in the total , as well as two middleweight records , both in press .
after retiring from competitions kaplunov worked as a weightlifting coach in odintsovo , moscow oblast .
