Boris Shakhlin won his 13 medals in gymnastics, while Edoardo Mangiarotti won his 13 medals in fencing. The Tribune regrets the errors. To report errors requiring correction or clarification ...

Boris Shakhlin at the horizontal bar during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: he won gold in the event Credit: Photo: AP Boris Shakhlin, who died on May 30 aged 76, was one of the most successful gymnasts ...

KIEV, May 31 (Reuters) - Boris Shakhlin, who won a record six individual Olympic gymnastics men's gold medals, died late on Friday at the age of 76, the Ukrainian Olympic Committee said.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. BORIS SHAKHLIN was one of the most successful gymnasts in the history of the Olympic Games, with two gold medals at Melbourne in ...

Boris Shakhlin won 13 medals from three Olympics, more than half of them in 1960. It remains one of the most astonishing performances by an athlete in Olympic history. He took four gold — all of ...

Boris Shakhlin, the great Soviet gymnast, personified consistency, strength and calmness. In an era when gymnastics was being redefined by the Soviets and the Japanese, Shakhlin took the sport to ...

Boris Shakhlin, who died Saturday at 76, was one of the most successful gymnasts in the history of the Olympics; known as “the Man of Iron,” he also won six individual titles in the world ...

Next is a tie among three men: Soviet gymnast Boris Shakhlin, Italian fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti and Japanese gymnast Takashi Ono at 13 medals each. After Latynina in terms of women is a five-way ...