Mukharby Nurbiyevich Kirzhinov (russian: Мухарби Нурбиевич Киржинов) (born 1 January 1949 in Koshekhabl,

Adygea The Republic of Adygea (; russian: Республика Адыгея, Respublika Adygeya, p=ɐdɨˈɡʲejə; ady, Адыгэ Республик, ''Adıgə Respublik''), also known as the Adyghe Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated ...

) is a former Soviet

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the lightweight class at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

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1949 births Living people People from Koshekhablsky District Russian male weightlifters Soviet male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in weightlifting Sportspeople from Adygea Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Soviet-weightlifting-bio-stub