Nikolay Grigoryevich Kostylev (Russian: Николай Григорьевич Костылев, 4 March 1938 – 7 November 1993) was a Russian weightlifter who won one world and two European titles in 1955–1956. Between 1953 and 1959 he set eight ratified world records: seven in the snatch and one in the total.[1][2]

Nikolay Kostylev
Personal information
Born4 March 1938
Died7 November 1993 (aged 55)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Munich Lightweight
European Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Munich Lightweight
Gold medal – first place 1956 Helsinki Lightweight

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