He was born in Saratov in 1931. Shakhov lost his father during World War II in 1942. He was raised in Saratov Oblast, Russian SFSR,[1] and took up wrestling in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, while serving with the Soviet Army there. He started serving in Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR in Kiev in 1951. Then he started training in Sambo and in 1954 became the champion of the USSR. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956. He stayed in Kiev for most of his life. Shakhov won the Soviet bantamweight title in 1956, 1960 and 1961, placing third in 1957. His favorite technique was kata guruma. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach in Ukraine and Poland. His trainees include Taras Danko and Valeriy Andriytsev.[2][5]
In 1957 Shakhov married Anastasiya, a woman from Saratov Oblast five years his junior; she died of cancer in 2004. The couple had a daughter Larisa, who was married to the basketball player Alexander Belostenny and lived in Germany.[2]
^"Ушел из жизни олимпийский чемпион Михаил Шахов". Народная Правда (in Russian). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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mikhail, shakhov, mikhail, afanasyevich, shakhov, russian, Михаил, Афанасьевич, Шахов, november, 1931, august, 2018, soviet, bantamweight, freestyle, wrestler, shakhov, right, 1956, olympicspersonal, informationborn, 1931, november, 1931saratov, oblast, russia. Mikhail Afanasyevich Shakhov Russian Mihail Afanasevich Shahov 20 November 1931 8 August 2018 was a Soviet bantamweight freestyle wrestler 3 4 Mikhail ShakhovShakhov right at the 1956 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn 1931 11 20 20 November 1931Saratov Oblast Russian SFSR Soviet Union 1 Died8 August 2018 2018 08 08 aged 86 Kiev UkraineHeight159 cm 5 ft 3 in SportSportFreestyle wrestlingClubDynamo KievCoached byArmenak Yaltyryan Vasily Rybalko 2 Medal record Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 57 kg World Cup 1958 Sofia 57 kgBiography editHe was born in Saratov in 1931 Shakhov lost his father during World War II in 1942 He was raised in Saratov Oblast Russian SFSR 1 and took up wrestling in Kiev Ukrainian SSR while serving with the Soviet Army there He started serving in Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR in Kiev in 1951 Then he started training in Sambo and in 1954 became the champion of the USSR He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1956 He stayed in Kiev for most of his life Shakhov won the Soviet bantamweight title in 1956 1960 and 1961 placing third in 1957 His favorite technique was kata guruma After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach in Ukraine and Poland His trainees include Taras Danko and Valeriy Andriytsev 2 5 In 1957 Shakhov married Anastasiya a woman from Saratov Oblast five years his junior she died of cancer in 2004 The couple had a daughter Larisa who was married to the basketball player Alexander Belostenny and lived in Germany 2 Death editHe died in 2018 at the age of 87 4 6 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mikhail Shakhov a b Grigory Chernevich ed 2003 Dynamo Encyclopedia OLMA Media Group p 45 ISBN 978 5 224 04399 6 a b c Mihail Shahov Udivlyaet chto sovremennye borcy ne znayut dazhe imen svoih sopernikov profc com ua Died Ukrainian Olympic medalist Mikhail Shakhov 24 Channel the Koz Telegram Archived from the original on 11 August 2018 Retrieved 11 August 2018 a b Umer ukrainskij prizer olimpijskih igr Mihail Shahov 24 Kanal Retrieved 17 January 2019 Mykhailo Shakhov sports reference com Ushel iz zhizni olimpijskij chempion Mihail Shahov Narodnaya Pravda in Russian 9 August 2018 Retrieved 17 January 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mikhail Shakhov amp oldid 1223360211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
