Boris Shakhlin
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Level | Senior international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Burevestnik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin (Russian: Борис Анфиянович Шахлин; 27 January 1932 – 30 May 2008) was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won a total of 13 medals including seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics, and was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He held the record for most Olympic medals by a male athlete record until gymnast Nikolai Andrianov won his 14th and 15th medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won 14 medals at the World Championships.[1]
Career
Shakhlin was born in
Shakhlin retired from competition at the age of 35 after suffering a
He was awarded the
He died on 30 May 2008.[5]
Philatelia
The Mongol Post issued a postage stamp - Boris Shakhlin (No.525, 1969).
See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
- List of Olympic medal leaders in men's gymnastics
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Borys Shakhlin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin – Britannica Online Encyclopedia
- ^ a b "Boris Shakhlin, 1932-2008" Archived 2008-06-03 at the Wayback Machine Amanda Turner International Gymnast, May 30, 2008
- ^ International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- ^ "Obituary: Boris Shakhlin". The Guardian. 2008-06-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-14.
External links
- Boris Chakline at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Boris Shakhlin at the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- Boris Shakhlin at Gymn Forum
- Boris Shakhlin at Olympics.com
- Boris Shakhlin at Olympedia