Vyacheslav Lemeshev
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1972 Munich | Middleweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
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1973 Belgrade | Middleweight |
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1975 Katowice | Middleweight |
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Lemeshev (
cross-counters
, in which he was one of the best in the entire middleweight, though severe trauma of the left hand (Lemeshev was a southpaw) ended his olympic career, and boxing career as well, when resulted in several knockout losses in a row.
Career
Lemeshev trained at the
Order of the Badge of Honor in the same year.[3]
1972 Olympic results
- Round of 32: Defeated Wiem Gommies (Indonesia) KO 1
- Round of 16: Defeated Hans-Joachim Brauske (East Germany) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Nazif Kuran (Turkey) TKO 2
- Semifinal: Defeated Marvin Johnson (United States) TKO 2
- Final: Defeated Reima Virtanen (Finland) KO 1 (won gold medal)
References
- ^ Лемешев Вячеслав Иванович, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ "Памяти В.И.Лемешева". Archived from the original on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Fizkultura i sport. p. 560.
- ^ (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia
External links
1904: 145–158 lb (65.8–71.7 kg) · 1908: 140–158 lb (63.5–71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: 147–160 lb (66.7–72.6 kg) · 1948: 67–73 kg · 1952–2000: 71–75 kg · 2004–2012: 69–75 kg · 2016–2020: 70–75 kg · 2024–: 72–80 kg | |
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