Rizvan Geliskhanov (; born 1963) is a retired Soviet weightlifter of
Chechen origin. He won a silver medal at the 1989 World Championships, in the class over 110 kg, and a bronze at the 1990 European Championships, until 110 kg. Domestically he held the Soviet title in 1987; in 1988 he won the
snatch and
clean and jerk
The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without rest ...
events, but placed second in the total, in the 110 kg category.
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1963 births
Living people
Soviet male weightlifters
World Weightlifting Championships medalists
Place of birth missing (living people)
Date of birth missing (living people)
European Weightlifting Championships medalists