Eduard Brovko
{{Short description|Soviet weightlifter (1936–1998)}}
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| birth_place = Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
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| weight_class = 90 kg
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{{MedalSport | Men's Weightlifting}}
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{{MedalBronze| 1963 Stockholm | 90 kg}}
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Eduard Brovko ({{birth date|1936|01|25|df=y}} Dnepropetrovsk, April 13, 1998, Dnepropetrovsk){{Cite web|url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=354|title = Eduard Brovko, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century @ Lift up}} was a Soviet male weightlifter, who competed in the middle heavyweight class and represented Soviet Union at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1963 World Weightlifting Championships in the 90 kg category and the World (1963).{{cite web|title=Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Eduard Brovko|pages=126–146|url=http://www.iwf.net/doc/statistics/WORLD_CHAMP_SENIOR_001_146.PDF|publisher=iwf.net|access-date=23 June 2016}} Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1966). Honored Trainer of the USSR (1979).
Biography
Eduard Brovko was born on January 25, 1936, in Dnepropetrovsk. He began to do weightlifting under the leadership of Zinovy Arkhangorodsky.{{Citation | url=http://uc.kr.ua/fresh2182/| title=ТРЕНЕР ВЕКА| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727051401/http://uc.kr.ua/fresh2182/| access-date=May 19, 2020| archive-date=2014-07-27}} In 1961—1966 he was one of the leading Soviet light heavy athletes, three times became the champion of the USSR and twice the silver medalist of the championships of the country. In 1963, he participated in the World and European Championships in Stockholm and won the bronze medals of these competitions.
In 1964 he graduated from the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport. After completing his sports career, for many years he was the head coach of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in weightlifting and headed the regional federation in this sport. Among his most famous students are Olympic champion Sultan Rakhmanov.{{Citation | url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=213| title=Sultan Rakhmanov, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century | newspaper=Chidlovski.net| access-date=May 20, 2020}}
Death
Eduard Brovko died on April 13, 1998, and was buried in Dnepropetrovsk.
External links
- [http://esu.com.ua/search_articles.php?id=36240 Eduard Brovko]
- [http://sport-strana.ru/brovko-eduard-pavlovich/ Eduard Brovko]
- [http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_athleteResult.asp?a_id=354 TOP OLYMPIC LIFTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY]
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Dnipro
Category:Ukrainian male weightlifters
Category:Soviet male weightlifters
Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen
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