Olympic medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich light-heavyweight
World Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edmonton 90 kg
European Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Modena 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1972 Katowice 90 kg

Gennady Strakhov (1 November 1944 – 30 December 2020)[1] was a Russian wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

Strakhov died from COVID-19 in Moscow on 30 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. He was 76.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Gennady Strakhov's obituary Archived 2021-01-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gennady Strakhov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Gennady Strakhov
  4. ↑ Andrew. "Russian Olympic Silver Medalist Gennady Strakhov Passes Away Due to COVID-19 Complications". Retrieved 2021-02-14.


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