Gennady Ivanovich Shatkov was a famous Soviet boxer who attended school No. 403 in St. Petersburg. He had a very successful boxing career where he won the Olympic gold medal in 1956 and was a multi-time champion of the USSR, Europe, and winner of the Spartakiad Games. After his boxing career, he graduated from law school at St. Petersburg State University and had a long career as a professor where he encouraged students' athletic spirit until his death.

1. Shatkov Gennady Ivanovich
Famous people of my alma mater.
By Bogdanova Irina Anatolievna,
Teacher school № 403, S-Petersburg

2. Shatkov Gennady Ivanovich is an outstanding Soviet boxer;
• the Olympic champion 1956;
• honored master of sport of the USSR;
• the champion of the USSR 1955, 1956, 1958;
• the champion of Europe 1955, 1959;
• the winner of the Spartakiad of the peoples of the USSR
1956;
• awarded the order of Lenin in 1957,
• an Honorary Sign "For merits in development
of physical culture and sports" in 2002

3. Shatkov Gennady Ivanovich was born on the birthday of our city on 27
May in 1932 in Lenigrad
“The house in which my childhood spent,
wasn’t the usual. If you went out of it in front
of you there was the Nevsky prospect and calm
expanse of the Fontanka river. Klodt's horses
galloped on the Anichkov bridge”
He returned to his native city after the
evacuation in 1946. He studied at famous St.
Petri-Schule, one of the oldest school of Russia,
which was founded in 1709. At the same time
he started boxing in the section of Leningrad
Pioneer Palace. His first coach was legendary
Osipov Ivan Pavlovich, who managed to train
more than 20 sport masters

4. During his sport career he had 217 fights
and he won 203 of them.
His first important victory was in 1949
when he won the third place in the
championship of the USSR Championship,
held in Rostov-on-Don.
In 1956 a 24-year-old Shatkov achieved the
highest achievement for every amateur
boxer he won the gold medal at the XVI
Olympic Games in distant Melbourne,
Australia.

5. His life closely related to SaintPetersburg State University. He
graduated from the law faculty of
Leningrad state University with
honours in 1956. He became the
candidate of science of law in 1962.
Then Gennady Shatkov was appointed
a vice-rector of university and he
always encouraged students’ sport
spirit. He was an author more than 100
science works and several books such
as "the Great ring", “Brutal rounds”,
”Beyond the ring”

6. In 1969, he suffered a severe stroke, but due to the courage, the will to
win, his wife’s devotion, and supporting his family was able to fully
recover and returned to teaching . He has worked with young people up
to the last day.
His life is a shining example of the service to Motherland.