BORIS SHAKHLIN - UKRAINE
With 13 Olympic medals, Boris Shakhlin is tied for third among all-time Olympic medal holders in all sports. Born in Siberia in 1932, Shakhlin was orphaned at age 12 and was raised by his grandmother. Shakhlin earned individual gold medals at three straight Olympic Games (Melbourne in 1956, Rome in 1960, Tokyo in 1964), as well as five gold medals at the 1958 World Championships. With his steely determination and calm consistency, Shakhlin earned the nickname "Man of Iron." Since his retirement in 1966, he has served as an international judge, and was a member of the International Gymnastics Federation's Men's Technical Committee from 1968 until 1992. During his career - as both gymnast and official - he has participated in 12 Olympic Games and 22 World Championships. Shakhlin, 70, resides in Kiev with his wife, Larisa, a former gymnast. Together the couple established the “Boris Shakhlin Foundation” to aid Ukrainian gymnasts.
1954 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold Medalist & World Champion:
- Team
Silver Medalist
- Horizontal Bar (T)
1956 OLYMPIC GAMES
Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
- Pommel Horse
- Team
1958 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold Medalist & World Champion
- All-Around
- Pommel Horse
- Parallel Bars
- Horizontal Bar
- Team
1960 OLYMPIC GAMES
Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
- All-Around
- Pommel Horse (T)
- Vault (T)
- Parallel Bars
Silver Medalist
- Still Rings
- Team
Bronze Medalist
- Horizontal Bar
1962 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Silver Medalist
- Pommel Horse
- Still Rings (T)
- Parallel Bars
- Team
Bronze Medalist
- Vault (T)
- All-Around
1964 OLYMPIC GAMES
Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
- Horizontal Bar
Silver Medalist
- All-Around
- Team
Bronze Medalist
- Still Rings
2002 - Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
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