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Ivan Udodov

1924 - 1981

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Ivan Vasilevich Udodov (Russian: Иван Васильевич Удодов; 20 May 1924 – 16 October 1981) was a Russian weightlifter who won an Olympic gold medal in 1952 and a world title in 1953, both in the bantamweight category (−56 kg). He then moved to the featherweight (−60 kg) class and won silver medals at the world championships of 1954 and 1955. In 1952–54 Udodov set four world records: one in the press, one in the snatch, and two in the total. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Udodov is the 2,250th most popular athlete (down from 2,066th in 2019), the 2,509th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,517th in 2019) and the 118th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ivan Udodov ranks 2,250 out of 6,025. Before him are Sven Fischer, Jack Pierce, Toimi Pitkänen, Vicki Draves, Tomas Johansson, and Andrei Mikhnevich. After him are Walter Mahlendorf, Foy Draper, William Tanui, Igor Astapkovich, Boris Nikolov, and Walter Chaffe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Ivan Udodov ranks 479. Before him are Carole Cook, Patricia Roberts Harris, William H. Gass, George Amick, Ron Staniforth, and Vicki Draves. After him are Ralph Miliband, Terry Southern, Vajiha Samadova, Frank Lautenberg, Louie Bellson, and Frank Church. Among people deceased in 1981, Ivan Udodov ranks 282. Before him are Douglas Lowe, Yip Harburg, Margaret Lindsay, Louise Lorraine, Harry Chapin, and Nikolai Tishchenko. After him are Jan van Diepenbeek, Fidel LaBarba, Bosley Crowther, Mauri Rose, Trevor Coker, and George Walsh.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Ivan Udodov ranks 2,509 out of 3,761. Before him are Sergei Puskepalis (1966), Valentina Nikonova (1952), Yevgeni Babich (1921), Renata Litvinova (1967), Sergei Treshchov (1958), and Oleg Kopayev (1937). After him are Vladimir Dezhurov (1962), Alfred Kuchevsky (1931), Nina Rocheva (1948), Aleksandr Uvarov (1960), Kristina Orbakaitė (1971), and Andrei Cherkasov (1970).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Ivan Udodov ranks 118. Before him are Svetlana Masterkova (1968), Tatyana Lebedeva (1976), Fyodor Simashev (1945), Yelizaveta Bagryantseva (1929), Serhiy Novikov (1949), and Valentina Nikonova (1952). After him are Anfisa Reztsova (1964), Yelena Slesarenko (1982), Yekaterina Fesenko (1958), Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (1978), Natalya Lebedeva (1949), and Liliya Nurutdinova (1963).

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