Viktor Savchenko
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Viktor Grigorievich Savchenko (born September 17, 1952) is a retired boxer
, who represented the USSR
twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur. He won the bronze medal in the light middleweight
division (– 71 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal, Canada, followed by the silver medal in the middleweight
category (– 75 kg) four years later in Moscow
, Soviet Union
.
In 1978 he won the world title at the second World Championships
in Belgrade
. Savchenko trained at the Avanhard Voluntary Sports Society in Dnipropetrovsk
.
1980
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 represented the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur. He won the bronze medal in the light middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
division (– 71 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...
in Montreal, Canada, followed by the silver medal in the middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
category (– 75 kg) four years later in Moscow
Moscow
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, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
In 1978 he won the world title at the second World Championships
1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from May 6 to 20. The second edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
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. Savchenko trained at the Avanhard Voluntary Sports Society in Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk
Dnipropetrovsk or Dnepropetrovsk formerly Yekaterinoslav is Ukraine's third largest city with one million inhabitants. It is located southeast of Ukraine's capital Kiev on the Dnieper River, in the south-central region of the country...
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Olympic results
1976- Defeated John Odhiambo (Uganda) walk-over
- Defeated Pierangelo Pira (Italy) KO 2
- Defeated Alfredo Lemus (Venezuela) KO 2
- Lost to Jerzy RybickiJerzy RybickiJerzy Rybicki is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada...
(Poland) 2-3
1980
- Defeated Damir ŠkaroDamir ŠkaroDamir Škaro is a former Croatian amateur boxer who won the Light Heavyweight Bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul with Yugoslavia, as well as a Croatian politician....
(Yugoslavia) RSC 3 - Defeated Robert Pfitscher (Austria) RSC 2
- Defeated Manfred Trauten (East Germany) RSC 2
- Defeated Jerzy RybickiJerzy RybickiJerzy Rybicki is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada...
(Poland) RSC 3 - Lost to José GómezJosé Gómez (boxer)José Gómez Mustelier was a Cuban boxer, who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the final he defeated Viktor Savchenko of the USSR on points...
(Cuba) 1-4