Aleksandr Tkachenko (born 14 November 1955) is a

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. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the

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. He won his first match against

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. He lost his second match against

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1955 births Living people Ukrainian male boxers Soviet male boxers Olympic boxers of the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Donetsk Light-flyweight boxers {{USSR-boxing-bio-stub