Shamil Serikov

Shamil Serikov
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow 57 kg

Shamil Serikov (5 March 1956 – 22 November 1989) was a Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion, who was born in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.

He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class.[1] Serikov died by suicide in 1989.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile: Shamil Serikov". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Shamil Serikov". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.