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Between 1945 and 1948 Punkin served with the Soviet Army, where he continued wrestling and won the 1947 Army championships. He then won four Soviet titles, in 1949–50 and in 1954–55. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach in his native city of
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he won a gold medal at the 1952 Olympics. He placed fifth at the 1953 World
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Punkin was Jewish. He took up wrestling in 1938, while working at a factory as a turner. At the onset of
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