Career
In 1952-1954 Udodov set four world records: one in the press, one in the snatch, and two in the total. In 1941, when Udodov was 17, he was captured by the Germans and deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp. When he was freed in 1945, he weighed about 30 kg and could not walk on his own.
He took up weightlifting to recover his strength, and already in 1949 finished second at the Soviet bantamweight championships.
The same year he was not selected to the Olympic team due to an injury. He retired from competitions to become a truck driver and later a weightlifting coach in Rostov.