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Yevgeny Minayev

Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (died 1993)

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Born
May 21, 1933
Died
December 8, 1993
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1933

About Yevgeny Minayev

Yevgeny Gavrilovich Minayev was a Russian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. At his first competition, the 1956 Soviet Championships, Minayev broke the world record in the press, but finished only fourth overall. Domestically, Minayev won seven national titles (1957–59, 1961, 1963, 1965–66). He also became European champion in 1958, 1960 and 1962, winning a silver in 1961.

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Yevgeny Minayev timeline

  1. At his first competition, the 1956 Soviet Championships, Minayev broke the world record in the press, but finished only fourth overall.
  2. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
  3. Domestically, Minayev won seven national titles (1957–59, 1961, 1963, 1965–66).
  4. He also became European champion in 1958, 1960 and 1962, winning a silver in 1961.

The world when Yevgeny Minayev was born

Yevgeny Minayev was born in 1933. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1933

  • #1 song"Stormy Weather" – Ethel Waters
  • Top movieKing Kong
  • Best-selling bookLost Horizon – James Hilton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst MLB All-Star Game played at Comiskey Park
  • Top headlineAdolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
  • Technology milestoneFM radio patented by Edwin Armstrong
  • Defining fadChain letters
  • Notable inventionFM radio
  • World population2.17 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population125.6M

1933 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yevgeny Minayev's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19332026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$4,800$435,000
Average income$2,300$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population125.6M341 million

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