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Valery Ustyuzhin

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Valery Ustyuzhin
Personal information
Born1945
Rivne, Ukraine
Died2 September 2010 (aged 65)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubDynamo
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Manila Heavyweight
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Verona Heavyweight

Valery Ustyuzhin (Russian: Валерий Устюжин, 1945 – 2 September 2010) was a Soviet heavyweight weightlifter. In 1974, he won the Soviet, European and world titles. He set two world records in the Clean and Jerk, in both 1973 and 1974.[1][2]

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