Description: (Russian Retired Gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin was a renowned Soviet gymnast who achieved great success in the sport. He was the Olympic all-around champion in 1960, the all-around World Champion in 1958, and won a total of 13 medals, including seven gold medals at the Summer Olympics. Shakhlin was widely regarded as the most successful athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics and held the record for most Olympic medals by a male athlete until being surpassed by Nikolai Andrianov. He also earned 14 medals at the World Championships.