Israil Magomedgireyevich Arsamakov (, (born February 8, 1962 in Grozny, Chechen–Ingush ASSR) is a former Soviet weightlifter of Ingush descent and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. Arsamakov won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. References External links Israil Arsamakov at Lift Up 1962 births Living people Ingush people Russian male weightlifters Soviet male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of the Soviet Union Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Grozny Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR