Grant Shaginyan (USSR)

1952 Olympic AA Silver Medalist
1952 Olympic R Champion
1954 World PH Champion

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  2 Gold, 2 Silver
World Championships:  3 Gold, 2 Silver

Shaginyan was born in Gyulasarak (Armenian SSR) on July 30, 1923.  His strongest events were rings and pommel horse.  At a 1949 dual meet between the USSR and Hungary, Shaginyan received perfect scores of 10.0 for his compulsory PH exercise and for his optional PH, PB, and R exercises!

Competition Results

1939
All-Union Youth Championships:  1st AA (boys' category)

1946
USSR Championships:  9th AA

1948
USSR Championships:  3rd AA, 1st FX

1949
HUN-USSR:  1st Team, 1st AA, 1st PH, 1st R, 1st PB, 1st HB

1950
HUN-USSR:  1st Team, 6th AA, 1st R, 2nd PH, 3rd V
USSR Championships:  6th AA

1951
USSR Championships:  1st AA, 1st PH

1952
Olympic Games:  1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st R, 2nd PH, 4th PB
USSR Championships:  2nd AA, 1st PB

1953
USSR Championships:  3rd AA

1954
USSR Championships:  4th AA
World Championships:  1st Team, 3rd AA, 1st PH, 5th R, 6th FX

1955
USSR Cup:  3rd AA, 1st PH, 2nd R

1956
USSR Championships: 1st PH, 5th R, 5th PB
USSR Cup:  3rd AA, 2nd PH, 2nd R

1957
USSR Championships:  2nd R
USSR Cup:  2nd AA, 1st HB, 2nd R, 3rd PH

1958
USSR Championships:  6th PH, 6th R, 6th V

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