Stanislav Batishchev

Stanislav Mikhailovich Batishchev (Russian: Станислав Михайлович Батищев, 1940 – 22 May 2011) was a Soviet heavyweight weightlifter. Between 1966 and 1973 he won four European silver medals and three bronze medals at world championships. In 1970 he set a world record in the press. His career was hindered by severe competition within the Soviet Union, primarily with Vasily Alekseyev and Leonid Zhabotinsky.^[1][2]

Stanislav Batishchev

Personal information
Born	1940
Died	22 May 2011 (aged 70) Donetsk, Ukraine
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Weightlifting Championships 1966 East Berlin Heavyweight 1969 Warsaw Super heavyweight 1973 Havana Super heavyweight European Weightlifting Championships 1966 East Berlin Heavyweight 1969 Warsaw Super heavyweight 1971 Sofia Super heavyweight 1973 Madrid Super heavyweight