Gennady_Sapunov

Gennady Sapunov

Gennady Sapunov

Russian wrestler (1938–2023)

Gennady Andreyevich Sapunov (Russian: Геннадий Андреевич Сапунов; 5 December 1938 – 30 August 2023) was a Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed in the 1968 Olympics and won two gold and a silver medal at the World Wrestling Championships. From 1979 to 1990 he was the trainer for the Soviet Greco-Roman wrestling team.[1] Sapunov died on 30 August 2023, at the age of 84.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Геннадий САПУНОВ" (in Russian). 21 August 2001. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Не стало Геннадия Сапунова..." Wrestrus. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

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