1921 - 1994
Yakiv Punkin Ukrainian Wrestling
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Details
| Birthday |
8th December, 1921
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| Birthplace |
Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR
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| Died |
12th October, 1994
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| Place of Death |
Zaporizhia, Ukraine
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
Ukrainian
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| Occupation |
Wrestling
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Yakov Grigrorievich Punkin (Russian: Яков Григорьевич Пункин; 8 December 1921 – 12 October 1994) was a featherweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Ukraine. Competing for the Soviet Union he won a gold medal at the 1952 Olympics. He placed fifth at the 1953 World Championships. He became the first Olympic gold champion born on the territory of the modern Ukraine.
