Georgy Aleksandrovich Vershinin (Russian: Георгий Александрович Вершинин, born 16 November 1939) is a retired Russian Greco-Roman wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 1967 European Championships.[2]
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| Born | 16 November 1939 (age 85) Myski, Russia | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Moscow | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Aleksandr Mazur[1] | |||||||||||
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Vershinin first trained in gymnastics, and took up wrestling inspired by Ivan Poddubny. In 1957 he moved from Myski to Saint Petersburg to study at an institute of physical education, and later served with the Soviet Army in Leningrad Oblast. He retired from competitions in 1969, having won the Soviet wrestling title twice and five times placing second or third. After that for 22 years he coached wrestlers at his sports society CSKA Moscow, raising 10 world champions and one Olympic gold medalist, Gennady Korban.[2]
References
edit- ^ Aleksandr Tsvetkov (30 August 2003). Богатырь с «незвучной» фамилией. Sovetsky Sport (in Russian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ a b Вершинин Георгий Александрович (16.11.1939). gogolevka.ru.
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