Boris Shakhlin

Career, in brief

Boris Shakhlin was a three-time Olympian for the Soviet Union in men's artistic gymnastics, competing from 1956 through 1964. He won ten Olympic medals — six gold, two silver, and two bronze, including an Olympic all-around gold.

Timeline

Career arc, year by year.

• 1964
• Olympic1964 Tokyo Olympicssilver
  H-Bar gold; Rings bronze; AA silver
• 1960
• Olympic1960 Rome Olympicsgold
  Vault gold; P-Bars gold; H-Bar bronze; AA gold
• 1956
• Olympic1956 Melbourne Olympicsgold
  Pommel gold; AA 8th

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