Gennady Sapunov

Gennady Sapunov
Personal information
Born(1938-12-05)5 December 1938
Muysky District, Buryat ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died30 August 2023(2023-08-30) (aged 84)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Men's wrestling (Greco-Roman)
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Helsingborg -63 kg
Gold medal – first place 1965 Manchester -63 kg
Silver medal – second place 1966 Toledo -70 kg

Gennady Andreyevich Sapunov (Russian: Геннадий Андреевич Сапунов; 5 December 1938 – 30 August 2023) was a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed in the 1968 Olympics and won two gold and a silver medal at the World Wrestling Championships. From 1979 to 1990 he was the trainer for the Soviet Greco-Roman wrestling team.[1] Sapunov died on 30 August 2023, at the age of 84.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Геннадий САПУНОВ" (in Russian). 21 August 2001. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Не стало Геннадия Сапунова..." Wrestrus. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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