Boris Shakhlin of the Soviet Union won six gold medalsinindividual gymnastic events, which remains an Olympic best formen.Between 1956 and 1964, he won a total of 13 medals (sevengold,four silver, two bronze) with his strongest individual eventbeingthe pommelled horse in which he won gold in 1960 and 1964. His13Olympic medals was a record for men until it was bettered byfellowSoviet gymnast Nikolay Andrianov. He also won a total of 14medalsat the World Championships. Shakhlin won four individualtitles atthe 1958 World Championships: all-around, horizontal bar,llelbars, and pommelled horse.
前苏联体操运动员鲍里斯·沙赫林曾在体操单项比赛中夺得6枚金牌，创造了男子选手在一项体操比赛中的最好成绩。
从1956年到1964年，鲍里斯·沙赫林共夺得了13枚奥运奖牌（7枚金牌、4枚银牌和2枚铜牌），而在他实力最强的鞍马比赛中，他在1960年和1964年两届奥运会比赛中实现两连冠。
鲍里斯·沙赫林夺得13枚奥运奖牌的纪录，直到后来才被另一位前苏联选手尼古拉·安德里亚诺夫打破，这名选手在体操世锦赛中夺得14枚奖牌。
在1958年体操世锦赛中，鲍里斯·沙赫林还夺得了4枚单项比赛的冠军，分别是：个人全能、单杠、双杠和鞍马。(王世让)
