Boris Kuznetsov (boxer)

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Boris Kuznetsov
Personal information
Full nameБорис Георгиевич Кузнецов
Nationality Soviet Union
Born(1947-02-23)23 February 1947
Astrakhan, Soviet Union
Died3 May 2006(2006-05-03) (aged 59)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFeatherweight
ClubTrudovye Rezervy Astrakhan
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Featherweight
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Havana Featherweight

Boris Georgievich Kuznetsov (

Order of the Badge of Honor in the same year.[2] He graduated from Astrakhan State Pedagogical Institute in 1971[1] and later opened a boxing school in Astrakhan.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia
  2. Fizkultura i sport
    . p. 557.
  3. ^ Boris Kuznetsov. sports-reference.com