ATHLETE
Rudolf Plyukfelder
1928 - Today

Rudolf Plyukfelder
Rudolf Vladimirovich Plyukfelder (Russian: Рудольф Владимирович Плюкфельдер, born 6 September 1928) is a retired Soviet weightlifter and weightlifting coach. As a competitor he won world titles in 1959 and 1961 and an Olympic gold medal in 1964. As a coach he prepared a series of Olympic champions including Aleksey Vakhonin, Vasily Alekseyev, David Rigert, Nikolay Kolesnikov, Aleksandr Voronin and Viktor Tregubov. Plyukfelder was born to a German family in Ukraine. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Plyukfelder is the 1,805th most popular athlete (down from 1,233rd in 2019), the 920th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 879th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Ukrainian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Rudolf Plyukfelder ranks 1,805 out of 6,025. Before him are Tamara Bykova, John McNally, Haruki Uemura, Rinnat Safin, Tamara Manina, and Bob Hayes. After him are Juhani Suutarinen, Harold Smith, Curtis Stevens, Teodor Kocerka, Willie Applegarth, and Lyudmila Titova.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTamara Bykova
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,799
John McNally
1932 - 2022
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,800
Haruki Uemura
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,801
Rinnat Safin
1940 - 2014
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 1,802
Tamara Manina
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 1,803
Bob Hayes
1942 - 2002
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 1,804
Rudolf Plyukfelder
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 1,805
Juhani Suutarinen
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 1,806
Harold Smith
1909 - 1958
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 1,807
Curtis Stevens
1898 - 1979
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 1,808
Teodor Kocerka
1927 - 1999
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 1,809
Willie Applegarth
1890 - 1958
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 1,810
Lyudmila Titova
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 1,811
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Rudolf Plyukfelder ranks 514. Before him are Fatima Meer, Richard M. Sherman, Türkân Akyol, Garry Winogrand, Sture Allén, and Elizabeth F. Neufeld. After him are Gino Munaron, Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Russell Mockridge, Douglas Rain, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, and Sheila Lerwill.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsFatima Meer
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 508
Richard M. Sherman
ACTOR
1928 - 2024
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 509
Türkân Akyol
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 510
Garry Winogrand
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 1984
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 511
Sture Allén
LINGUIST
1928 - 2022
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 512
Elizabeth F. Neufeld
BIOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 513
Rudolf Plyukfelder
ATHLETE
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 514
Gino Munaron
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 2009
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 515
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2003
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 516
Russell Mockridge
CYCLIST
1928 - 1958
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 517
Douglas Rain
ACTOR
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 518
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 519
Sheila Lerwill
ATHLETE
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 520
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Rudolf Plyukfelder ranks 920 out of 1,365. Before him are Yulia Ryabchinskaya (1947), Eugenie Schwarzwald (1872), Dmytro Chygrynskiy (1986), Hanka Bielicka (1915), Janusz Majewski (1931), and Jerzy Antczak (1929). After him are Lev Arnshtam (1905), Hennadiy Kernes (1959), Raya Dunayevskaya (1910), Adam Papée (1895), Gersh Budker (1918), and Steven Geray (1904).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsYulia Ryabchinskaya
ATHLETE
1947 - 1973
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 914
Eugenie Schwarzwald
WRITER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 915
Dmytro Chygrynskiy
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 916
Hanka Bielicka
SINGER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 917
Janusz Majewski
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 918
Jerzy Antczak
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 919
Rudolf Plyukfelder
ATHLETE
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 920
Lev Arnshtam
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1979
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 921
Hennadiy Kernes
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 922
Raya Dunayevskaya
PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1987
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 923
Adam Papée
FENCER
1895 - 1990
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 924
Gersh Budker
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1977
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 925
Steven Geray
ACTOR
1904 - 1973
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 926
Among ATHLETES In Ukraine
Among athletes born in Ukraine, Rudolf Plyukfelder ranks 30. Before him are Ihor Rybak (1934), Tatyana Prorochenko (1952), Irina Kirichenko (1937), Nina Dumbadze (1919), John Kelly (null), and Yulia Ryabchinskaya (1947). After him are Vladimir Yashchenko (1959), Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (1963), Boris Shukhov (1947), Yaroslava Mahuchikh (2001), Svetlana Krachevskaya (1944), and Valentyna Kozyr (1950).
Ihor Rybak
1934 - 2005
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 24
Tatyana Prorochenko
1952 - 2020
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 25
Irina Kirichenko
1937 - 2020
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 26
Nina Dumbadze
1919 - 1983
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 27
John Kelly
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 28
Yulia Ryabchinskaya
1947 - 1973
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 29
Rudolf Plyukfelder
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 30
Vladimir Yashchenko
1959 - 1999
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 31
Hennadiy Avdyeyenko
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 32
Boris Shukhov
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 33
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
2001 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 34
Svetlana Krachevskaya
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 35
Valentyna Kozyr
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 36