Viktor Demyanenko

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Viktor Demyanenko
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Cologne Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Varna Lightweight

Viktor Leonidovich Demyanenko (

Alma-Ata. He won gold at the 1979 European Championship. During his career Demyanenko won 267 fights out of 290.[1]

1980 Olympic results

Below is the record of Viktor Demyanenko, a lightweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

  • Round of 32: Defeated Mohamed Bangura (Sierra Leone) by disqualification in second round
  • Round of 16: Defeated
    Jong Jo-Ung
    (North Korea) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated
    Yordan Lessov
    (Bulgaria) by decision, 5-0
  • Semifinal: Defeated Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) referee stopped contest in first round
  • Final: Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) referee stopped contest in third round due to injury (was awarded silver medal)

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