Gennady Bessonov (weightlifter)

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Russian weightlifter (born 1954)

Gennady Bessonov

Personal information
Born	28 April 1954 (1954-04-28) (age 70)[1] Shakhty, Russia
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Coached by	Viktor Dorokhin
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Weightlifting Championships 1977 Stuttgart -82.5 kg 1978 Gettysburg -90 kg 1979 Saloniki -90 kg European Weightlifting Championships 1977 Stuttgart -82.5 kg 1980 Belgrade -90 kg

Gennady Veniaminovich Bessonov (Russian: Геннадий Вениаминович Бессонов, born 28 April 1954) is a retired Russian heavyweight weightlifter who won world titles in 1977 and 1979. In 1981 he set three world records: one in the snatch and two in the clean and jerk.^[2] He retired in 1983 due to progressing back and hip injuries and became a police officer in his native Shakhty. In 1991 he graduated from the National Internal Affairs Academy, and from 1994 to 2005 headed a police department in Rostov Oblast. He retired from the police force in 2005 in the rank of colonel, and after that worked for the Shakhty City Administration.^[3]

References

1. ^ Бессонов Геннадий Вениаминович. культура-шахты.рф
2. ^ Gennady Bessonov. chidlovski.net
3. ^ Arthur Chidlovski (October 2006) One-on-One with Gennady Bessonov. Interview with Gennady Bessonov. chidlovski.net