Back Iàkiv Punkin Catalan Jakiv Punkin Czech Jakow Grigorjewitsch Punkin German Yakov Punkin Spanish یاکیف پانکوین Persian Jakov Punkin Finnish Yakov Punkin French יעקב פונקין HE Jakov Punkin Italian 야키우 푼킨 Korean
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| Born | 8 December 1921 Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 1994 (aged 72) Zaporizhia, Ukraine[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Metallurg Zaporizhia[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yakov Grigorievich Punkin (Russian: Яков Григорьевич Пункин; 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.[1] He became the first Olympic gold champion born on the territory of the modern Ukraine.