Anatoly Ivanovich Parfyonov (Russian: Анатолий Иванович Парфëнов, 17 November 1925 – 28 January 1993) was a Soviet heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler who won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics.

In 1942, during World War II, he enlisted to the Soviet Army, and fought as a machine gunner and later as a T-34 tank driver.

After retiring from competitions Parfyonov had a long career as a wrestling coach and raised the 1976 Olympic champion Nikolay Balboshin.

In the 1960s–70s Parfyonov had minor roles in Soviet films, such as a German security guard in Seventeen Moments of Spring.

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