Shamil Khisamutdinov (, born 20 September 1950) is a Russian

wrestler Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves diffe ...

. He won an Olympic gold medal in

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), or classic wrestling (Euro-English) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been i ...

in 1972, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the

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and

1975 World Wrestling Championships The 1975 World Wrestling Championships were held Minsk, Soviet Union at Minsk Sports Palace. Greco-Roman wrestling competition was held 11–14 September, while freestyle wrestlers competed 15–18 September. Medal table Team ranking Medal su ...

. He was affiliated with Spartak Moscow.

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* 1950 births Living people Soviet male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling Tatar people of Russia Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Spartak (sports society) sportspeople Tatar sportspeople 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{USSR-wrestling-bio-stub