Grigory Gamarnik

Grigory Gamarnik
Native name Григорий Александрович Гамарник
Born Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik
April 22, 1929
Nationality Ukraine
Citizenship USSR
Occupation Wrestler
Known for World champion in 67 kg. Greco-Roman wrestling (1955)
Height 5' 7" (171 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg)
Religion Jewish
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Competitor for  Soviet Union
World Championships
1955 Karlsruhe Lightweight
1958 Budapest Welterweight
USSR Championships
1953
1956
1957
1958

Grigory Aleksandrovich Gamarnik (also Hryhoriy Oleksandrovych Hamarnik; original name: Григорий Александрович Гамарник; born April 22, 1929) is a former Soviet world champion wrestler.[1][2]

Biography

Gamarnik is Jewish, and was born in Kirovohrad, Ukraine, in the Soviet Union.[1][3] He was trained by USSR wrestling trainer German Sandler.

Wrestling career

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 Kyösti 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] He was also a USSR wrestling champion in 1953, and in 1956–58.[3][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Grigory Gamarnik Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  2. "Hryhoriy Hamarnik Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Uri Miller. "Jews in Sport in the USSR". Yivo Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  4. V. S. Mert︠s︡alov (1958). Biographic directory of the USSR. Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Who's who in the USSR. Institut zur Erforschung der UdSSR. 1961. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  6. 1 2 Ralph Hickok (October 2, 2011). "Sports History – World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships". HickokSports.com. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 "Garmanik, Grigori". International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  8. Herman Branover, Isaiah Berlin, Zeev Wagner (1998). The Encyclopedia of Russian Jewry: Biographies. Jason Aronson. ISBN 0-7657-9981-2. Retrieved November 9, 2011.

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