Rudolf Plyukfelder
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Rudolf Vladimirovich Plyukfelder is a former Russian
weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union
.
He is Jewish, and was born in Novoorlovka, Donetsk Oblast
, Ukrainian SSR.
Plyukfelder won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
, setting a new Olympic record. He won the light heavyweight world championship in 1959 and 1961.
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 and Olympic champion 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....
.
He is Jewish, and was born in Novoorlovka, Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
, Ukrainian SSR.
Plyukfelder won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, setting a new Olympic record. He won the light heavyweight world championship in 1959 and 1961.