79th anniversary of Alexander Almetov's birthday

Today, on January 18, Olympic champion Alexander Almetov would have turned 79 years of age.

Almetov Alexander Davletovich

Born on January 18, 1950 in Kyiv, Ukraine

Honoured USSR Master of Sport in 1963

1964 Olympic champion

1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 world champion

1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 USSR champion

1961, 1966, 1967 USSR Cup winner