Pavel Pinigin

Soviet wrestler (born 1953)
Pavel Pinigin
Pavel Pinigin in 2016
Personal information
Born (1953-03-12) March 12, 1953 (age 71)
Dirin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
SpouseMariya Pinigina
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal 68 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Minsk 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1977 Lausanne 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Mexico City 68 kg

Pavel Pinigin (Russian: Павел Павлович Пинигин; Yakut: Пинигин Павел Павлович; born 12 March 1953) is a former Soviet wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. He is also three times world champion in freestyle wrestling.[1] He is married to athlete and Olympic champion Mariya Pinigina.[2]

Olympics

Pinigin competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the lightweight class.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pavel Pinigin". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Mariya Pinigina". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Profile: Pavel Pinigin". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2009.

External links

  • Pavel Pinigin at the International Wrestling DatabaseEdit on Wikidata
  • Pavel Pinigin at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
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  • 1904: 65.77 kg
  • 1908: 66.5 kg
  • 1920–1936: 67.5 kg
  • 1948–1960: 67 kg
  • 1964–1968: 70 kg
  • 1972–1996: 68 kg
  • 2000: 69 kg
  • 2004–2012: 66 kg
  • 2016–present: 65 kg
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World Champions in freestyle lightweight (65 kg)
  • 1951–1961 : 67 kg
  • 1962–1967 : 70 kg
  • 1969–1995 : 68 kg
  • 1997–2001 : 69 kg
  • 2002–2013 : 66 kg
  • 2014–present : 65 kg
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