Anatoly Parfyonov
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| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for the  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | Greco-Roman Heavyweight |
Anatoly Parfyonov (17 November 1924 – 28 January 1993) was a Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion. Also a participant of the Second World War Anatoly was wounded during the battle of the Dnieper.
He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the heavyweight class.[1]
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- ^ "Profile: Anatoly Parfyonov". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/anatoly-parfyonov-1.html. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
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