Candidates to 1982 Team CCCP in Podolsk
History in Color:
With seven days left to the opening of the 1982 World Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, candidates to the national Team USSR gathered for a group shot in the training camp in Podolsk (left to right*):
Front row:
Viktor Doroshenko (massage therapist), Viktor Naumenkov (coach), S. Lelikov (USSR Sports Research Group), A. Lobachev (coach, Belarus), n/a (F5), Vladimir Ilyin (90kg, Ukraine)
Middle row:
Nikolay Zakharov (52kg, Russia), Oxen Mirzoyan (56kg, Armenia, silver), Yury Sarkisyan (60kg, Armenia, gold), Viktor Sots (100kg, Ukraine, gold), Israil Arsamakov (82.5kg, Russia), Alexander Prilepin (Team CCCP, head coach), Alexander Pervy (82.5kg, Ukraine, silver), Vyacheslav Klokov (110kg, Russia, silver), Adam Saydullaev (90kg, Russia), Semen Itkin (coach, Kyrgyzstan)
Top row:
Yury Nozdrin (Team USSR doctor), Leonid Taranenko (110kg, Belarus), Yury Sandalov (WF USSR, coach), Yury Zakharevich (100kg, Russia, silver), Peter Alaev (coach, Ukraine), Sergey Arakelov (110kg, Russia, gold), Alexander Gunyashev (110+kg, Russia), n/a (T8), Valentin Mikhailov (coach, Ukraine), n/a (coach, Armenia), Yurik Vardanyan (90kg, Armenia, silver), Valery Kravchuk (110kg, Ukraine), Anatoly Pisarenko (110+kg, Ukraine, gold), n/a (T14), Alexander Rykov (USSR coach, Ukraine)
Notes:
Data after the name show the weight class, USSR republic, and the place/medal taken at the tournament for athletes that were selected to compete.
| Weight | Class | Name | Total (kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Flyweight |  |
Stefan LELETKO, Poland | 107.5+142.5 = 250 |
| 56 | Bantamweight |  |
Anton KODZHABASHEV, Bulgaria | 125+155 = 280 |
| 60 | Featherweight |  |
Yurik SARKISYAN, Soviet Union | 132.5+170 = 302.5 |
| 67.5 | Lightweight | |
Piotr MANDRA, Poland | 150+175 = 325 |
| 75 | Middleweight | |
Yanko RUSEV, Bulgaria | 157.5+207.5 = 365 |
| 82.5 | Light Heavyweight | |
Asen ZLATEV, Bulgaria | 180+220 = 400 |
| 90 | Middle Heavyweight | |
Blagoy BLAGOEV, Bulgaria | 192.7+222.5 = 415 |
| 100 | Sub Heavyweight | |
Viktor SOTS, Soviet Union | 190+232.5 = 422.5 |
| 110 | Heavyweight | |
Sergey ARAKELOV, Soviet Union | 190+237.5 = 427.5 |
| 110+ | Super Heavyweight | |
Anatoly PISARENKO, Soviet Union | 197.5+247.5 = 445 |
Note: To view a complete list of the winners in the weight classes above,
please follow the link associated with the weight class.
Viktor Sots from Armenia? He should be competing for Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR
You’re absolutely right. Thank you.