Grigory Gamarnik
| Grigory Gamarnik | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Григорий Александрович Гамарник |
| Born |
Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik April 22, 1929 |
| Nationality | Ukraine |
| Citizenship | USSR |
| Occupation | Wrestler |
| Known for |
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| Height | 5' 7" (171 cm) |
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Soviet Union
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| Men's Greco-Roman wrestling | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1955 Karlsruhe | Lightweight |
| Silver | 1958 Budapest | Welterweight |
| USSR Championships | ||
| Gold | 1953 | |
| Gold | 1956 | |
| Gold | 1957 | |
| Gold | 1958 | |
Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik (also Hryhoriy Oleksandrovych Hamarnik; original name: Григорий Александрович Гамарник; born April 22, 1929) is a former Soviet world champion wrestler.[1][2]
Biography
Gamarnik is Jewish, and was born in Kirovohrad, Ukraine, in the Soviet Union.[1][3] He was trained by USSR wrestling trainer German Sandler
Wrestling career
In 1948, he won second place in light middleweight class wrestling, at the All-Union Youth Contests in the USSR.[4]
Gamarnik was world lightweight (67 kg.) Greco-Roman wrestling champion at the 1955 World Wrestling Championships in Karlsruhe, Germany, beating out silver medalist Kyösti Lehtonen of Finland and bronze medalist Gustav Freij of Sweden.[1][5][6][7] He came in second in the 1958 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in 73 kg. Greco-Roman wrestling, behind gold medalist Kazim Ayvaz of Turkey and ahead of bronze medalist Valeriu Bularca of Romania.[1][5][6][7]
He came in fifth in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, in men's welterweight (73 kg.) Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][7] He was also a USSR wrestling champion in 1953, and in 1956–58.[3][8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Grigory Gamarnik Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Hryhoriy Hamarnik Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Uri Miller. "Jews in Sport in the USSR". Yivo Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ V. S. Mert︠s︡alov (1958). Biographic directory of the USSR. Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Who's who in the USSR. Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR. 1961. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ralph Hickok (October 2, 2011). "Sports History – World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships". HickokSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Garmanik, Grigori". International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ↑ Herman Branover, Isaiah Berlin, Zeev Wagner (1998). The Encyclopedia of Russian Jewry: Biographies. Jason Aronson. ISBN 0-7657-9981-2. Retrieved November 9, 2011.