1 9 4 9 ▁USS R ▁Youth ▁Championship ▁in ▁Rost ov ▁on ▁Don . ▁Sh at kov ▁trained ▁at ▁B ure vest nik ▁in ▁L ening rad . ▁He ▁became ▁Hon oured ▁Master ▁of ▁Sports ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Len in ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁During ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁won ▁ 2 1 5 ▁f ights ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 2 7 . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Middle weight ▁( 7 5   kg ) ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Melbourne ▁Olympic ▁games . ▁He ▁also ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁the ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁division ▁( – ▁ 8 1   kg ) ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Cass ius ▁Mar cell us ▁Clay ▁Jr . ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁Sh at kov ▁won ▁gold ▁med als ▁at ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁European ▁Championship ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁European ▁Championship , ▁became ▁USS R ▁Champion ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁won ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁I ▁Summer ▁Spart aki ad ▁of ▁the ▁Pe op les ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁his ▁sports ▁career ▁Sh at kov ▁had ▁a ▁notable ▁scientific ▁one . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁he ▁entered ▁L ening rad ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 1