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Ivan Bohdan

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Ivan Bohdan
Personal information
Born(1928-02-29)29 February 1928
Dmytro-Bilivka, Mykolaiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died25 December 2020(2020-12-25) (aged 92)
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1958 Budapest Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1961 Yokohama Heavyweight

Ivan Havrylovych Bohdan (Ukrainian: Іван Гаврилович Богдан; 29 February 1928 – 25 December 2020) was a Soviet and Ukrainian wrestler. He was born in Dmytro-Bilivka, Ukrainian SSR. He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1960, competing for the Soviet Union. He won gold medals at the 1958 and 1961 World Wrestling Championships.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Ivan Bohdan". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.