Anatoly Bykov (wrestler)
 Kocsis vs. Bykov (right) at the 1980 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
6 August 1953 (age 63) Magadan, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Almaty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Viktor Yermakov[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anatoly Mikhailovich Bykov (Russian: Анатолий Михайлович Быков, born 6 August 1953) is a retired Soviet welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won a world title in 1975 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976, and placed second at the 1978 European Championships and 1980 Olympics, both times behind Ferenc Kocsis.[2][3]
Bykov lived for many years in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where in 1975 he married and graduated from the institute of physical education.[4] He holds a Kazakhstani passport, but lives in Canada, where he works in building construction.[1]
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- 1 2 Канадец Быков с казахстанским паспортом. gazeta.caravan.kz (16 September 2011)
- ↑ Bykov, Anatoli (URS). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ "Anatoly Bykov". Sports Reference.
- ↑ Быков Анатолий Михайлович. Russian Wrestling Federation
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