Yury Sokolov (judoka)

Yury Sokolov
Personal information
Full nameYury Alekseyevich Sokolov
Born(1961-02-23)23 February 1961
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Died14 March 1990(1990-03-14) (aged 29)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍65 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR64 (1988)
World Champ.Gold (1985)
European Champ.Gold (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seoul ‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place 1987 Essen ‍–‍65 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Belgrade ‍–‍65 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Edinburgh ‍–‍60 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Miskolc ‍–‍53 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF53824
JudoInside.com5894
Updated on 21 November 2023

Yury Alekseyevich Sokolov (Russian: 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.[1] A criminal associate of the Tambovskaya Bratva gang during the final years of the Soviet Union, Sokolov was murdered in his apartment in 1990.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yury Sokolov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ Chesalin, Mikhail (14 July 2017). "Золото, позор и кровь. Почему чемпиона мира убили в бандитской разборке" (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.


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