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Shazam Sergeyevich Safin (Russian: Шазам Серге́евич Сафин, Tatar: Шәзам Сафа улы Сафин; born April 17, 1932 – 1985) was a Soviet wrestler of Tatar heritage who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kochki-Pozharki, Nizhny Novgorod.

Olympic medal record
Men's Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	Lightweight
World Championships
	1953 Naples	67.0 kg

At the USSR championship-1952 Shazam Safin took the third place. According to the classification of that period, this result was not high enough for the title of master of sports to be conferred upon the athlete. To receive the "master of sports" title, the athlete was either to win the USSR national championship or to take second place. However, Safin, a first-grade wrestler, got included into the USSR Olympic team and successfully appeared at the XV Olympic Games winning the gold medal. In final fight he won famous Swedish wrestler Gustav Freij. In the 1953 World Championship in Naples (Italy), Safin received the bronze medal, having lost points to Finnish athlete Lehton. The world champion title in the 67 kg weight class was gained by Frei.

References

• Shazam Safin's profile at Sports Reference.com
• V.S. BELOV Greco-Roman Wrestling. Lines from History
• Biography of Shazam Safin (in Russian)

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[ru] Сафин, Шазам Сергеевич

Шаза́м Сергеевич (Са́фович) Са́фин (7 апреля 1932 (1932-04-07), село Кочки-Пожарки, Татарский район, Горьковский край, СССР — 23 марта 1985, Москва, СССР) — советский борец классического стиля, олимпийский чемпион, заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1952).

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