Petro Kindratovych Korol (, 2 January 1941 – 2 July 2015) was a Ukrainian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. Born in Lviv, he won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Korol was a member of the Dynamo sports society. References External links Sadovnyk, O. Petro Korol: After my disqualification, the head of Dynamo regional council wanted to send me... for guard duty in labor camp. "Vysokyi Zamok". January 5, 2012. 1941 births 2015 deaths Ukrainian male weightlifters Soviet male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of the Soviet Union Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in weightlifting Sportspeople from Lviv Dynamo sports society athletes Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics