Nikolay Fyodorovich Balboshin (Russian: Николай Фёдорович Балбошин; born 8 June 1949) is a retired Soviet heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler.

He was the Soviet flag bearer[3] and a clear favorite at the Moscow Olympics, but injured an Achilles tendon in the second bout and withdrew from the tournament.

[5] Balboshin was born in East Germany, where his father, a career military officer, was serving at the time.

In 1972 he was included to the Soviet national team to compete at the 1972 European championships and Summer Olympics, but lost that season after tearing a knee tendon.

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