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ATHLETE

Rafael Chimishkyan

1929 - 2022

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Rafael Arkadyevich Chimishkyan (Georgian: რაფაელ ჩიმიშკიანი, Russian: Рафаэль Аркадьевич Чимишкян; 23 March 1929 – 25 September 2022) was a weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union and Olympic, World, European and Soviet Champion. Chimishkyan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Chimishkyan has received more than 20,809 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Rafael Chimishkyan is the 577th most popular athlete (up from 579th in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 171st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Georgian Athlete.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 577 out of 3,059. Before him are Charles Reidpath, Delfo Cabrera, Alex Wilson, Carl Silfverstrand, Alfred Swahn, and Gioacchino Guaragna. After him are Fred Alderman, Morgan Taylor, Vasily Rudenkov, Fred Hansen, Igor Novikov, and Ingemar Johansson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 359. Before him are Ulu Grosbard, John Julius Norwich, Richard Dysart, Arthur Barnard, Betty Carter, and Julio Ramón Ribeyro. After him are Igor Novikov, Acker Bilk, Günter Kunert, Girija Devi, Ken McGregor, and Jerry Hardin. Among people deceased in 2022, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 306. Before him are Rex Cawley, David Ray Griffin, Bernd Bransch, Ken Starr, Regimantas Adomaitis, and Franco Frattini. After him are Henry Lincoln, Martin Bangemann, Leslie Phillips, Harrison Birtwistle, Víctor Benítez, and Antonio Martino.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 185 out of 342. Before him are Iakob Tsurtaveli (500), Kakhi Asatiani (1947), Shota Arveladze (1973), Fyodor Yurchikhin (1959), Ghazaros Aghayan (1840), and Anzor Kavazashvili (1940). After him are Katie Melua (1984), Giorgi Leonidze (1899), Ekaterine Gabashvili (1851), Zaur Kaloev (1931), Mirian I of Iberia (null), and Nina Ananiashvili (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Georgia

Among athletes born in Georgia, Rafael Chimishkyan ranks 3. Before him are Keto Losaberidze (1949) and Robert Shavlakadze (1933). After him are Medea Jugeli (1925), Lasha Talakhadze (1993), Nodar Kumaritashvili (1988), Nino Salukvadze (1969), Boris Kokorev (1959), Vladimer Aptsiauri (1962), Giorgi Asanidze (1975), Ramaz Paliani (1973), and Hanna Melnychenko (1983).

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