Yakov Punkin

Yakov Punkin

Yakov Grigoryevich Punkin (Russian: Яков Григорьевич Пункин; born December 8, 1921 - October 12, 1994) was a Soviet wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

He was Jewish, and was born and died in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Punkin won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in wrestling.

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