Mikhail Shakhov

Mikhail Afanasyevich Shakhov (Russian: Михаил Афанасьевич Шахов; 20 November 1931 – 8 August 2018) was a Soviet bantamweight freestyle wrestler.[3][4]

Mikhail Shakhov
Shakhov (right) at the 1956 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1931-11-20)20 November 1931
Saratov Oblast, Russia[1]
Died8 August 2018(2018-08-08) (aged 86)
Kiev, Ukraine
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubDynamo Kiev
Coached byArmenak Yaltyryan, Vasily Rybalko[2]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne -57 kg
World Cup
1958 Sofia-57 kg

Biography

He was born in Saratov in 1931. Shakhov lost his father during World War II in 1942. He was raised in Saratov Oblast, Russia,[1] and took up wrestling in Kiev, Ukraine, while serving with the Soviet Army there. He started serving in Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR in Kiev in 1951. Then he started training in Sambo and in 1954 became the champion of the USSR. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956. He stayed in Kiev for most of his life. Shakhov won the Soviet bantamweight title in 1956, 1960 and 1961, placing third in 1957. His favorite technique was kata guruma. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach in Ukraine and Poland. His trainees include Taras Danko and Valeriy Andriytsev.[2][5]

In 1957 Shakhov married Anastasiya, a woman from Saratov Oblast five years his junior; she died of cancer in 2004. The couple had a daughter Larisa, who was married to the basketball player Alexander Belostenny and lived in Germany.[2]

Death

He died in 2018 at the age of 87.[4][6]

References
  1. Grigory Chernevich, ed. (2003). Dynamo. Encyclopedia. OLMA Media Group. p. 45. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. Михаил Шахов: «Удивляет, что современные борцы не знают даже имен своих соперников». profc.com.ua
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Умер украинский призер олимпийских игр Михаил Шахов". 24 Канал. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  5. Mykhailo Shakhov. sports-reference.com
  6. "Ушел из жизни олимпийский чемпион Михаил Шахов". Народная Правда (in Russian). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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