Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Ārons•Boguļubovs |
Used name | Ārons•Boguļubovs |
Other names | Aron Gershevich Bogolyubov, Арон Гершевич Боголюбов |
Born | 30 December 1938 in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg (RUS) |
Measurements | 172 cm / 70 kg |
Affiliations | Dinamo Rīga, Rīga (LAT) |
NOC | Soviet Union |
Nationality | Latvia |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Aside from his Olympic bronze, Ārons Boguļubovs was the European open lightweight champion in 1963 and 1964, and took amateur half-middleweight bronze in 1966. He also won European team titles in 1964 and 1965. As the first Soviet championships in judo where held in 1973, Boguļubovs never won a Soviet judo title, but he was Soviet sambo (a Soviet wrestling style similar to judo) lightweight champion in 1958, 1963 and 1964. After finishing his sporting career, Boguļubovs worked as a sambo and judo coach.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
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1964 Summer Olympics | Judo | URS | LAT | Ārons Boguļubovs | |||
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) | =3 | Bronze |