Boris Shakhlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Shakhlin

Ukrainian soviet gymnast

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1932

Place of Birth: Ishim, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia

Date of Death: 30-May-2008

Profession: professor, artistic gymnast

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin (Russian: ????? ?????????? ??????; 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.