Vyacheslav Yanovskiy
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Vyacheslav Evgenevich Yanovskiy ( sometimes spelt Viatcheslav Ianovski, born August 24, 1957 in Vitebsk
) is a Belarus
ian boxer
who won a Light Welterweight Gold Medal
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
for the USSR
. He began boxing at age 13. In 1988 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. During his amateur career he trained at Dynamo in Vitebsk
.
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...
) is a 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 ,...
ian 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 a Light Welterweight Gold Medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
for 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....
. He began boxing at age 13. In 1988 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. During his amateur career he trained at Dynamo in Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...
.
Olympic results
- Defeated Søren SøndergaardSøren SøndergaardSøren Fjordback Søndergaard is a former amateur boxer from Denmark. He won the bronze medal at the 1987 European Championships in Turin, Italy in the Men's Light Welterweight division. Nicknamed Mr...
(Denmark) RSC 2 - Defeated Rashid MatumlaRashi Ali Hadj MatumlaRashi Ali Hadj Matumla is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 . He was nicknamed Snakeboy during his career. Matumla also competed at two Commonwealth Games: 1994 and 1998.-References:* *...
(Tanzania) RSC 3 - Defeated Ludovic ProtoLudovic ProtoLudovic Proto is a French boxer who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the men's light welterweight division .-Reference:...
(France) 5-0 - Defeated Anthony Mwamba (Zambia) 5-0
- Defeated Reiner GiesReiner GiesReiner Gies was a German boxer who won a Light Welterweight Bronze Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for West Germany...
(West Germany) KO 1 - Defeated Grahame CheneyGrahame CheneyGrahame Francis Cheney was an Australian boxer, who won a light welterweight silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:*1st round bye*Defeated Miguel González RSC 2...
(Australia) 5-0