Aleksey Shumakov

Aleksey Shumakov, who competed in Greco-Roman light-flyweight class his entire career, took up wrestling in 1966, when he enrolled at the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute. The high point of Shumakov’s career was at the 1976 Olympics, where he won gold. In addition his Olympic gold, Shumakov was also World Champion in 1977 and European Champion in 1976, while taking silver medals at the 1978 and 1979 World Championships and the 1974 and 1975 European Championships. Domestically, Shumakov was Soviet Champion in 1972 and 1979. After finishing his sporting career, Shumakov worked as a wrestling coach in his native Krasnoyarsk, where an annual junior tournament in his honor has been held since 1984.