Ján Zachara
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Ján Zachara (ˈjaːn ˈzaxara) (born 27 August 1928 in Trenčín
) is a former Czechoslovak boxer
who won the gold medal in the featherweight
division at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
.
Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen
of Finland on points.
Trencín
Trenčín is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 56,000, which makes it the ninth largest municipality of the country and is the seat of the Trenčín Region and the Trenčín District...
) is a former Czechoslovak boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who won the gold medal in the featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
division at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
.
Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen
Pentti Hämäläinen
Pentti Olavi Hämäläinen was a Finnish bantamweight professional boxer, who won gold in Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in his home country of Helsinki. Four years later in Melbourne he captured the bronze medal in the featherweight division .-Amateur career:Hämäläinen competed on the European...
of Finland on points.
Olympic results
- Defeated Åke Wärnström (Sweden) 3-0
- Defeated Su Bung-Nan (South Korea) 3-0
- Defeated János Erdei (Hungary) 2-1
- Defeated Leonard LeischingLeonard LeischingLeonard Leisching is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-References:...
(South Africa) 2-1 - Defeated Sergio CaprariSergio CaprariSergio Caprari is a former Italian boxer who won the silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.- Olympic results :*1st round bye...
(Italy) 2-1