Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik (Russian: Григорий Александрович Гамарник; Ukrainian: Григорій Олександрович Гамарник, romanized: Hryhorii Oleksandrovych Hamarnyk; April 22, 1929 – April 18, 2018) was a world champion wrestler and the first Greco-Roman wrestling world champion from Ukraine.[1][2]
Grigory Gamarnik - Greco-Roman wrestling champion - April 24, 1955 Karlsruhe, Germany with his prize.Grigory Gamarnik (in red) on the cover of the Ukrainian Sports Magazine (11/1958)Grigory Gamarnik in later years
Gamarnik was Jewish, and was born in Zinovievsk (today's Kropyvnytskyi), Ukraine, in the Soviet Union.[1][3] He was trained by USSR wrestling trainers German Sandler and Armenak Yaltyryan.
Wrestling careeredit
In 1948, he won second place in light middleweight class wrestling, at the All-Union Youth Contests in the USSR.[4]
He came in fifth in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, in men's welterweight Greco-Roman wrestling.[1][7] Gamarnik was also a USSR wrestling champion in 1953, and in 1956–58.[3][8]
Retirementedit
After retiring from competitions, Gamarnik was the Ukrainian National Coach from 1970 to 1991. He also served as a President of Greco-Roman Federation, was a FILA International referee since 1979, officiated at the Moscow Olympic Games (1980), and was one of the organizers of the FILA World Cup in 1983 in Kiev, Ukraine. For his many years of commitment, Grigory Gamarnik was awarded the FILA Gold Star (1983) by then president Milan Ercegan.
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External linksedit
Grigory Gamarnik at the International Wrestling Database
grigory, gamarnik, grigory, aleksandrovich, gamarnik, russian, Григорий, Александрович, Гамарник, ukrainian, Григорій, Олександрович, Гамарник, romanized, hryhorii, oleksandrovych, hamarnyk, april, 1929, april, 2018, world, champion, wrestler, first, greco, ro. Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik Russian Grigorij Aleksandrovich Gamarnik Ukrainian Grigorij Oleksandrovich Gamarnik romanized Hryhorii Oleksandrovych Hamarnyk April 22 1929 April 18 2018 was a world champion wrestler and the first Greco Roman wrestling world champion from Ukraine 1 2 Grigory GamarnikGrigorij GamarnikBornGrigory Aleksandrovich GamarnikApril 22 1929Zinovievsk Ukrainian SSR Soviet UnionDiedApril 18 2018 2018 04 18 aged 88 Brooklyn United StatesNationality legal UkrainianCitizenshipUSSROccupationWrestlerKnown forWorld champion in 67 kg Greco Roman wrestling 1955 Height5 ft 7 in 171 cm Medal record Men s Greco Roman wrestling Representing Soviet Union World Championships 1955 Karlsruhe Lightweight 1958 Budapest Welterweight USSR Championships 1953 1956 1957 1958 Grigory Gamarnik Greco Roman wrestling champion April 24 1955 Karlsruhe Germany with his prize Grigory Gamarnik in red on the cover of the Ukrainian Sports Magazine 11 1958 Grigory Gamarnik in later years Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Wrestling career 2 Retirement 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editGamarnik was Jewish and was born in Zinovievsk today s Kropyvnytskyi Ukraine in the Soviet Union 1 3 He was trained by USSR wrestling trainers German Sandler and Armenak Yaltyryan Wrestling career edit 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 Kyosti 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 welterweight 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 Greco Roman wrestling 1 7 Gamarnik was also a USSR wrestling champion in 1953 and in 1956 58 3 8 Retirement editAfter retiring from competitions Gamarnik was the Ukrainian National Coach from 1970 to 1991 He also served as a President of Greco Roman Federation was a FILA International referee since 1979 officiated at the Moscow Olympic Games 1980 and was one of the organizers of the FILA World Cup in 1983 in Kiev Ukraine For his many years of commitment Grigory Gamarnik was awarded the FILA Gold Star 1983 by then president Milan Ercegan Grigory Gamarnik was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2020 9 See also editList of select Jewish wrestlersReferences edit a b c d e Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Grigory Gamarnik Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on February 2 2013 Retrieved November 9 2011 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Hryhoriy Hamarnik Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on August 12 2011 Retrieved November 9 2011 a b Uri Miller Jews in Sport in the USSR Yivo Encyclopedia Archived from the original on April 29 2015 Retrieved November 9 2011 V S Mert s alov 1958 Biographic directory of the USSR Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR Retrieved November 9 2011 a b Who s who in the USSR Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR 1961 Retrieved November 9 2011 a b Ralph Hickok October 2 2011 Sports History World Greco Roman Wrestling Championships HickokSports com Archived from the original on January 25 2013 Retrieved November 9 2011 a b c 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 Internation Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Jewishsport net External links editGrigory Gamarnik at the International Wrestling Database nbsp Grigory Gamarnik at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grigory Gamarnik amp oldid 1222663907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
