Olympic medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich light-heavyweight
World Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edmonton 90 kg
European Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Modena 90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1972 Katowice 90 kg

Gennady Strakhov (1 November 1944 30 December 2020)[1] was a Russian wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

Strakhov died from COVID-19 in Moscow on 30 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. He was 76.[3][4]

References

  1. Gennady Strakhov's obituary Archived 2021-01-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gennady Strakhov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. Gennady Strakhov
  4. Andrew. "Russian Olympic Silver Medalist Gennady Strakhov Passes Away Due to COVID-19 Complications". Retrieved 2021-02-14.


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