Valentin Grigoryevich Olenik (; 18 July 1939 – 12 February 1987)
was 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 ...

who competed in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

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* 1939 births 1987 deaths Olympic wrestlers for the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-wrestling-bio-stub