Ihor Rybak

Ihor Mykhaylovych Rybak (Ukrainian: Ігор Михайлович Рибак, also spelled Igor Rybak,[1] 21 March 1934 – 28 September 2005) was a Ukrainian weightlifter. He competed for the Soviet Union twice, at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1956 European Championships. On both occasions he won ahead of Ravil Khabutdinov. Due to the severe competition within the Soviet Union, Rybak never won a national title, and by 1960 was left out of the national team. In retirement he worked in sports medicine.[2][3][4]

Ihor Rybak
Rybak (center) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born21 March 1934
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died28 September 2005 (aged 71)
Kharkiv, Ukraine
Sport
SportOlympic weightlifting
ClubAvanhard Kharkiv
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne -67.5 kg
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1956 Helsinki-75 kg

References
  1. "Igor Rybak". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. Volodymyr Kubiĭovych, Danylo Husar Struk (1993). Encyclopedia of Ukraine. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802030092. Retrieved 9 February 2011. Ihor Rybak
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ihor Rybak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. IGOR RYBAK. chidlovski.net
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