Boris Shakhlin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Boris Shakhlin
Boris Shakhlin in 1966
Personal information
Country represented	Soviet Union
Born	(1932-01-27)27 January 1932 Ishim, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	30 May 2008(2008-05-30) (aged 76) Kiev, Ukraine
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international
Club	Burevestnik
Retired	1966
Medal record Men's Artistic Gymnastics Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold 1956 Melbourne Team competition Gold 1956 Melbourne Pommel horse Gold 1960 Rome All-around Gold 1960 Rome Pommel horse Gold 1960 Rome Vault Gold 1960 Rome Parallel bars Gold 1964 Tokyo Horizontal bar Silver 1960 Rome Team competition Silver 1960 Rome Rings Silver 1964 Tokyo Team competition Silver 1964 Tokyo All-around Bronze 1960 Rome Horizontal bar Bronze 1964 Tokyo Rings World Championships Gold 1954 Rome Team competition Gold 1958 Moscow Team competition Gold 1958 Moscow All-around Gold 1958 Moscow Pommel Horse Gold 1958 Moscow Parallel bars Gold 1958 Moscow Horizontal bar Silver 1954 Rome Horizontal bar Silver 1962 Prague Team competition Silver 1962 Prague Still rings Silver 1962 Prague Parallel bars Silver 1962 Prague Pommel Horse Silver 1966 Dortmund Team competition Bronze 1962 Prague All-around Bronze 1962 Prague Vault European Championships Gold 1955 Frankfurt All-around Gold 1955 Frankfurt Parallel bars Gold 1955 Frankfurt Pommel horse Gold 1955 Frankfurt Horizontal bar Gold 1963 Belgrade Still rings Gold 1963 Belgrade Horizontal bar Silver 1955 Frankfurt Still rings Silver 1963 Belgrade All-around Silver 1963 Belgrade Parallel bars Bronze 1963 Belgrade Pommel horse

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.

Career

Shakhlin was born in Ishim, Russian SFSR. He began gymnastics at the age of 12. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, he "set a career record of 10 individual titles in the world championships and also won gold medals at three successive Olympic Games. His tally of seven gold, four silver, and two bronze Olympic medals placed him among the most-decorated at the Games".

Shakhlin retired from competition at the age of 35 after suffering a heart attack. He joined the FIG Men's Technical Committee in 1968 and continued to work on the Committee until 1992. In the 1990s and 2000s (decade), he worked as a lecturer at the University of Kiev.

He was awarded the Red Banner of Labor in 1956 and the Order of Lenin in 1960. He was named an honorary citizen both in his birth town Ishim and in Kiyv where lived for many years. In 2002, he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

He died on 30 May 2008.

Philatelia

The Mongol Post issued a postage stamp - Boris Shakhlin (№525, 1969).

See also

In Spanish: Borís Shajlín para niños