Pavel Pinigin
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Soviet Union
| ||
| Men's Freestyle wrestling | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1976 Montreal | Lightweight |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1975 Minsk | 68 kg |
| Gold | 1977 Lausanne | 68 kg |
| Gold | 1978 Mexico City | 68 kg |
Pavel Pinigin (Russian: Павел Павлович Пинигин; born 12 March 1953) is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. He is also three times world champion in freestyle wrestling.
Olympics
Pinigin competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the lightweight class.[1]
References
- ↑ "Profile: Pavel Pinigin". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
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