Hall of Fame gymnast Boris Shakhlin dead at 76

With 10 individual titles in world championships and gold medals in three successive Olympic Games, the Ukranian “Iron Man” was one of the greatest gymnasts of all time.

Shakhlin won seven gold, four silver, and two bronze Olympic medals.

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winning Gold in the Tokyo Olympics 1964

International Gymnast has a wonderful recap of his career: Boris Shakhlin, 1932-2008

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