Rafael Arkadyevich Chimishkyan (Georgian: რაფაელ ჩიმიშკიანი, Russian: Рафаэль Аркадьевич Чимишкян; 23 March 1929 – 25 September 2022)[1][2] was a Georgian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union and Olympic, World, European and Soviet Champion.

Chimishkyan was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1952.

Chimishkyan was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR on 23 March 1929.

In his first Soviet Championship in 1949, he won a gold medal at bantamweight (56 kg).

Chimishkyan set 10 world records during his career: three in the snatch, two in the clean and jerk and five in the total.