Boris Shakhlin

Boris Shakhlin
Boris Shakhlin in 1966
Personal information
Born(1932-01-27)27 January 1932
Died30 May 2008(2008-05-30) (aged 76)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Soviet Union
ClubBurevestnik
Retired1966
Medal record
Men's Artistic Gymnastics

Representing  Soviet Union

Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Team competition
1956 Melbourne Pommel horse
1960 Rome All-around
1960 Rome Pommel horse
1960 Rome Vault
1960 Rome Parallel bars
1964 Tokyo Horizontal bar
1960 Rome Team competition
1960 Rome Rings
1964 Tokyo Team competition
1964 Tokyo All-around
1960 Rome Horizontal bar
1964 Tokyo Rings
World Championships
1954 Rome Team competition
1958 Moscow Team competition
1958 Moscow All-around
1958 Moscow Pommel Horse
1958 Moscow Parallel bars
1958 Moscow Horizontal bar
1954 Rome Horizontal bar
1962 Prague Team competition
1962 Prague Still rings
1962 Prague Parallel bars
1962 Prague Pommel Horse
1966 Dortmund Team competition
1962 Prague All-around
1962 Prague Vault
European Championships
1955 Frankfurt All-around
1955 Frankfurt Parallel bars
1955 Frankfurt Pommel horse
1955 Frankfurt Horizontal bar
1963 Belgrade Still rings
1963 Belgrade Horizontal bar
1955 Frankfurt Still rings
1963 Belgrade All-around
1963 Belgrade Parallel bars
1963 Belgrade Pommel horse

Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin (Russian: Борис Анфиянович Шахлин; 27 January 1932 – 30 May 2008) was a Soviet gymnast who was the 1960 Olympic all-around champion and the 1958 all-around World Champion. He won a total of 13 medals including seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics, and was the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He held the record for most Olympic medals by a male athlete record until gymnast Nikolai Andrianov won his 14th and 15th medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won 14 medals at the World Championships.