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He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and third place, respectively.
He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and finished in fourth and third place, respectively.
Chetin was born in a small village in the Urals. In 1964 he moved from Permanent to Yalta and then to Shakhty, to train under Rudolf Plyukfelder. The same year he finished third at the Soviet championships, and later returned to Permanent
Chetin semi-retired between 1973 and 1976 to recover from alcoholism.
In the late 1970s he moved from Permanent to a friend in Uzbekistan. There he first worked as a farmer and ferryman, but then started competing in powerlifting and coaching the Uzbekistan weightlifting team
He died 10 years later.