Gymnast Hrant Shahinyan

Hrant Shahinyan was a Soviet gymnast, seven-time champion of the USSR and two-time world and Olympic champion. According to the source, he was the first Soviet Olympic champion. He was born in 1923 in the village of Gyulagarak in the Lori region. Shahinyan entered the history of Soviet sport not only through his achievements but also through the willpower of a true fighter.

In the photograph he wears a white athletic vest, with his hands behind his back. Numerous medals and badges are pinned to a sash running from his shoulder across his chest.