Yakov Punkin
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Yakov Grigoryevich Punkin was a Soviet
wrestler
who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
.
He was Jewish,http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Sport/Jews_in_Sport_in_the_USSR and was born and died in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
.
Punkin won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in wrestling.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
wrestler
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...
who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
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He was Jewish,http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Sport/Jews_in_Sport_in_the_USSR and was born and died in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
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Punkin won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in wrestling.