Semyon Ivanovich Marushkin (Russian: Семён Иванович Марушкин, 24 July 1919 – 4 September 1993) was a welterweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Russia who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won his first three bouts, but then lost to the eventual silver medalist Gösta Andersson and ended in a fourth place.[3] Domestically he won the Soviet title in Greco-Roman (1950 and 1951) and freestyle wrestling (1947).[1]

Semyon Marushkin
Personal information
Born24 July 1919
Moscow, Russia
Died4 September 1993 (aged 74)
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubSpartak (1938–39)
Dynamo (1941–53)[1]
Coached byA. P. Dyakonov[2]

Marushkin fought in World War II, and after retiring from competitions had a long career as a wrestling coach and referee.[2][4]

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  1. ^ a b Grigory Chernevich, ed. (2003). Dynamo. Encyclopedia. OLMA Media Group. p. 49. ISBN 978-5-224-04399-6.
  2. ^ a b Марушкин, Семён Иванович. sport-strana.ru
  3. ^ Semyon Marushkin. sports-reference.com
  4. ^ Семен Иванович Марушкин Archived 28 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. спарта-кфкс.рф
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