Gennady Chetin

Gennady Timofeyevich Chetin (; 1 February 1943 – 2002) was a Soviet bantamweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, finishing fourth and third respectively. He became world champion in 1971 and set three ratified world records in the total. Chetin was a five-time Soviet national champion (1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1976) and won the USSR Spartakiad in 1971.

Early life Chetin was born in Senino, a remote village in the Urals in the Kudymkarsky District of Perm Krai. Chetin later returned to Perm, where he competed for the club Trud Perm.

National success Chetin established himself as the top Soviet bantamweight of his era. He won the Soviet national championship five times: in 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1976.

World records Chetin set three ratified world records in the total during his career: in August 1968 in Helsinki (367.5 kg), in July 1971 in Moscow (375 kg), and in 1973 (255 kg in the new two-lift format). He also won a bronze medal at the World Powerlifting Championships the same year.

Major results

Olympics Year Competition Location Weight class Rank Total 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City Bantamweight 4th 352.5 kg 1972 Summer Olympics Munich Bantamweight 367.5 kg

World Championships Year Competition Location Weight class Rank Total 1971 World Championships Lima Bantamweight 370 kg 1972 World Championships Munich Bantamweight 367.5 kg

European Championships Year Competition Location Weight class Rank Total 1971 European Championships Sofia Bantamweight 355 kg