Petr Korol

by achidlovski · March 24, 2017

Petr Korol (1941-2015) of Lvov, Ukraine performs clean and jerk lift at the 1973 USSR National Championship in Donetsk.

He won the silver medal with 317.5kg total (135+182.5) in the 75kg weight category.

Three years later, Korol won the 1976 Olympics in the light weight class (67.5kg) with 305kg (135+170).

**1973 Championship of the USSR**
Location: **Donetsk Ukraine**
Weight Class: **Middleweight [75 kg]**More Info On the 1973 Championship of the USSR
Rank	Athlete	Results (kg)

1	Valentin MIKHAILOV, Avangard Voroshilovgrad	327.5 = 142.5+185
2	Petr KOROL, Dynamo Lvov	317.5 = 135+182.5
3	Valery SMIRNOV, Army Leningrad	310 = 135+175
4	Alexander LUKYANOV,	305 = 130+175
5	Yury KLYATSKY,	305 = 130+175
6	Alexander MIKHEEV,	302.5 = 130+172.5
7	Evgeny YERMOLCHIK,	300 = 135+165
8	Viktor LYSENKO,	300 = 135+165
9	Ivan SHILKIN,	300 = 130+170
10	Victor NACHENKIN,	295 = 127.5+167.5
11	Valery PETROV,	295 = 127.5+167.5
12	Vaclav YUREVICH,	292.5 = 125+167.5
13	David GABADZE,	290 = 130+160
14	Alexander GALKIN,
15	Viktor KURENSTOV,
16	Alexander KOLODKOV,
17	Joseph STRONGIN,
18	George NOVIKOV,