Men's Weightlifting
Gold	1956	middle-heavyweight
Gold	1960	middle-heavyweight
Bronze	1952	light-heavyweight

Arkady Nikitich Vorobyev (Russian: Аркадий Никитич Воробьёв; born October 3, 1924 in village Mordovo, Tambov Oblast) was a Russian Soviet middle-heavyweight, who won two Olympic gold medals in weightlifting. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tambov Oblast (Тамбовская область) is a regional subdivision of Russia. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July... Weightlifting is a sport where competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars. ...

Arkady Vorobyov took part in the Great Patriotic War, serving in the Marines. After the war he worked on the restoration of the Odessa sea port and cleared the adjoining area of water of mines as a diver. There Vorobyov got acquainted with the weightlifting, the first competition being the weightlifting championship of the sea port. The Eastern Front1 was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ... Russian Naval Infantry emblem The Russian Marines, perhaps better translated as the Russian Naval Infantry, (Russian: Морская пехота ) are an elite force of the Russian Armed Forces. ... ODESSA (German Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen; The Organization of Former SS-Members) was an alleged Nazi-German fugitive network set up towards the end of World War II by a group of SS officers. ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... A naval mine is a stationary self-contained explosive device placed in water, to destroy ships and/or submarines. ... A diver is an person who practices scuba diving or surface supplied diving. ...

He was the World Champion in 1953-55, 1957 and 1958, European Champion in 1950, 1953-55, 1958, competing in the light-heavyweight and middle-heavyweight categories. Between 1950 and 1960 Vorobyov set 26 World Records in weightlifting. He was a member of the CPSU between 1954 and 1991. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( Russian: Коммунисти́ческая Па́ртия Сове́тского Сою́за = КПСС) was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wording Communist Party was present in the partys name since 1918 when... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Vorobyov was not just a sportsman, but also the remarkable scientist. During his sports career he graduated from the Medical Institute; defended a dissertation for the Candidate of Science degree afterwards, in 1962. In 1970 he defended a dissertation for the Doctor of Medical Science degree at the Institute of Aviation and Space Medicine in Moscow. Since 1977 Vorobyov was the rector of the Moscow Oblast Institute of Physical Culture and Sports. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: listen â–¶(?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... Moscow oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть) is an administrative subdivision of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929. ...

External link

• World Records and titles of Arkady Vorobyov
• Encyclopedia Britannica on Arkady Vorobyov