About Shamil Serikov
Lived 1956 – 1989 (aged 33). Shamil Serikov was a Russian amateur wrestler.
Shamil Serikov (5 March 1956 – 22 November 1989) was a Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion, who was born in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR.
He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class. Serikov died by suicide in 1989.
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Who was Shamil Serikov?
Kazakh Olympic wrestler (1956–1989)
When was Shamil Serikov born?
Shamil Serikov was born on 5 March 1956 in Almaty.
When did Shamil Serikov die?
Shamil Serikov died on 22 November 1989 in Almaty.
What was Shamil Serikov's occupation?
Shamil Serikov was an amateur wrestler.
What nationality was Shamil Serikov?
Shamil Serikov was Russian.
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