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Dec 08, 1921 Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Ukraine Died on 12 Oct 1994 (aged 72)
Olympic wrestler
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About Yakiv Punkin
- Yakov Grigrorievich Punkin (Russian: ???? ??????????? ??????; 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.
