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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.
Jun 5, 2008 · Boris Shakhlin, the brilliant Soviet gymnast of the 1950s and ’60s who won six individual Olympic gold medals, a record for men’s gymnastics, died last Friday in Kiev, Ukraine. He was 76.
Jul 17, 2024 · Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin (born January 27, 1932, Ishim, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died May 30, 2008, Kyiv, Ukraine) was a Soviet gymnast who set a career record of 10 individual titles in the world championships and who also won gold medals at three successive Olympic Games.
Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union won six gold medals in individual gymnastic events, which remains an Olympic best for men, bettered only by Věra Čáslavská among women.
Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union won seven gold medals in individual gymnastic events, which remains an Olympic best for men, bettered only by Vera Caslavska.
May 31, 2008 · Boris Shakhlin, who won a record six individual Olympic gymnastics men's gold medals, died late on Friday at the age of 76, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said.
Olympic All-around and World champion, Ukrainian Boris Shakhlin died on May 30 of cardiac arrest in Kiev, where he resided. * Born in Omsk in Siberia on January 27, 1932, this extraordinary gymnast was a pillar on the Soviet team during the 1960s;
Jun 3, 2008 · Boris Shakhlin, 76, who won a record six individual Olympic gymnastics men’s gold medals, died Friday of cardiac arrest, the International Gymnastics Federation announced.
Dec 14, 2022 · In the penultimate chapter of his autobiography, Boris Shakhlin takes us from the 1958 World Championships in Moscow to the 1966 World Championships in Dortmund.
Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin 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.
