Yury Sokolov (judoka)

{{short description|Russian judoka (1961-1990)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox judoka

| name = Yury Sokolov

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| full_name = Yury Alekseyevich Sokolov

| birth_date = {{birth date|1961|2|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Leningrad, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|3|14|1961|2|23|df=yes}}

| death_place = Leningrad, Soviet Union

| country = Soviet Union

| weight_class = {{nbnd}}65 kg

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| worlds_rank = 1

| worlds_year = 1985

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| regionals_type = EU

| regionals_rank = 1

| regionals_year = 1986

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| olympics_rank = R64

| olympics_year = 1988

| olympics_weight = Men's 65 kg

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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}

{{Medal|Country| {{URS}} }}

{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1985 Seoul | {{nbnd}}65 kg }}

{{Medal|S| 1987 Essen | {{nbnd}}65 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1986 Belgrade | {{nbnd}}65 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Junior Championships }}

{{Medal|S| 1979 Edinburgh | {{nbnd}}60 kg }}

{{Medal|Competition| European Cadet Championships }}

{{Medal|G| 1978 Miskolc | {{nbnd}}53 kg }}

| updated = 21 November 2023

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Yury Alekseyevich Sokolov ({{langx|ru|Юрий Алексеевич Соколов}}, 23 February 1961 – 14 March 1990) was a Soviet judoka. He competed in the men's half-lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/yury-sokolov-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204003544/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/yury-sokolov-2.html |archive-date=4 December 2016 |title=Yury Sokolov |access-date=24 May 2018}} A criminal associate of the Tambovskaya Bratva gang during the final years of the Soviet Union, Sokolov was murdered in his apartment in 1990.{{Cite news |last=Chesalin |first=Mikhail |date=2017-07-14 |title=Золото, позор и кровь. Почему чемпиона мира убили в бандитской разборке |url=https://www.championat.com/other/article-3313367-tragicheskaja-istorija-chempiona-mira-po-dzjudo-jurija-sokolova.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |language=ru}}