Ravil Nezamovich Khabutdinov (; 15 December 1928 – 1 November 1997) was a weightlifter from Russia. He started training in weightlifting in 1948 while serving in the Soviet Army. In 1956, he finished third at the national championships, but was selected for the national team and won silver medals at the

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and European championships, both times behind Ihor Rybak. Next year, in absence of Rybak, he won the European and national lightweight titles and retired from competitions. During his career Khabutdinov set seven ratified world records in

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, six in the lightweight class and one in the middleweight category.

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1928 births 1997 deaths Soviet male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub