Boris Shakhlin
Olympic athlete
1932 – 2008
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Who was Boris Shakhlin?
Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won 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 medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won a 14 medals at the World Championships.
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- Born
- Jan 27, 1932
Ishim, Tyumen Oblast - Also known as
- Boris Shukhov
- Died
- May 30, 2008
Kiev
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on July 23, 2013
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