Grigory Gamarnik
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Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik (also Hryhoriy Oleksandrovych Hamarnik; original name: Григорий Александрович Гамарник; born April 22, 1929) is a former Soviet world champion wrestler.
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. 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.
He came in fifth in the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome, Italy, in men's welterweight (73 kg.) Greco-Roman wrestling. He was also a USSR wrestling champion in 1953, and in 1956–58.
Wrestling career
In 1948, he won second place in light middleweight class wrestling, at the All-Union Youth Contests in the USSR.Gamarnik was world lightweight (67 kg.) Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...
champion at the 1955 World Wrestling Championships in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
, Germany, beating out silver medalist Kyösti Lehtonen
Kyösti Lehtonen
Kyösti Lehtonen was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-World Championships:...
of Finland and bronze medalist Gustav Freij
Gustav Freij
Karl Gustav Herbert Freij was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Silvåkra and died in Malmö....
of Sweden. He came in second in the 1958 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary, in 73 kg. Greco-Roman wrestling, behind gold medalist Kazim Ayvaz
Kazim Ayvaz
Kazım Ayvaz , is a former Turkish Olympic medalist sports wrestler in the Lightweight class and a trainer. He won the gold medal in Men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1964 Olympics and became twice World champion....
of Turkey and ahead of bronze medalist Valeriu Bularca of Romania.
He came in fifth in the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome, Italy, in men's welterweight (73 kg.) Greco-Roman wrestling. He was also a USSR wrestling champion in 1953, and in 1956–58.