Leonid Kostylev is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...

 in the lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 division.

Russian national championships

Kostylev won a gold medal in the 2008 Lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 Russian senior national championships beating Eduard Khusainov in the final by 14:3.

European Amateur Championships

Following his victory in the national championships Kostylev then represented Russia at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...

 in Liverpool, England. He won a gold medal

Gold medal

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 after defeating Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

' Vazgen Safaryants

Vazgen Safaryants

Vazgen Safaryants is a Belarusian amateur boxer of Armenian origin best known for placing third at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-References:...

 7:3 in the final.

European Championships results

2008 (as a Featherweight)

• Preliminary round - BYE
• Second round Defeated Steven Sharoudi (Scotland) 9:5
• Quarter Finals Defeated Rachid Azzedine (France) 9:3
• Semi Finals Defeated Miklos Varga
  Miklós Varga
  Miklos Varga is a Hungarian amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics but lost his only bout at lightweight to Merey Akshalov.-External links:*...
  
   (Hunary) 11:2
• Finals Defeated Vazgen Safaryants
  Vazgen Safaryants
  Vazgen Safaryants is a Belarusian amateur boxer of Armenian origin best known for placing third at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-References:...
  
  (Belarus) 7:3