Aleksandr Leonov (russian: Александр Леонов; born July 17, 1978) is a

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from

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, who competed for his native country at the

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. Leonov is best known for winning the gold medal at

2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII ...

in the Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division. In the final he defeated Bulgaria's

Dimitar Stilianov Dimitar Panayotov Shtilianov or Shtilyanov ( bg, Димитър Панайотов Щилянов; born 17 July 1976) is boxer from Bulgaria. He won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas. Two years later ...

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* 1978 births Living people Light-welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Russia Martial artists from Moscow Russian male boxers {{Russia-boxing-bio-stub