Algirdas Šocikas (14 May 1928 – 21 November 2012) was a Lithuanian amateur heavyweight boxer who won the European title in 1953 and 1955 and finished fifth at the

1952 Olympics 1952 Olympics refers to both: *The 1952 Winter Olympics, which were held in Oslo, Norway *The 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the X ...

. He won six Soviet (1950–1954, 1956), six Lithuanian (1947–1948, 1951–1953, 1956) and three Baltic championships (1948, 1950, 1952). After retiring in 1957 he worked as a boxing coach in Kaunas and raised the Olympic medalists

Ričardas Tamulis Ričardas Tamulis (22 July 1938 – 22 April 2008) was an amateur Lithuanian welterweight boxer who won the European title in 1961, 1963 and 1965 and an Olympic silver medal in 1964. Tamulis took up boxing in 1953 and won the Soviet welterweig ...

and Jonas Čepulis, among others. He died in Kaunas, aged 84, and was buried in

Petrašiūnai Cemetery Petrašiūnai Cemetery ( lt, Petrašiūnų kapinės) is Lithuania's premiere last resting place formally designated for graves of people influential in national history, politics, arts, and science. Location Petrašiūnai Cemetery is located abo ...

.Algirdas Šocikas
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1928 births 2012 deaths Lithuanian male boxers Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Lithuanian Sportsperson of the Year winners Soviet male boxers Recipients of the Order of Lenin Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Heavyweight boxers Lithuanian Sports University alumni Burials at Petrašiūnai Cemetery {{Lithuania-boxing-bio-stub