Andrey Vasilievich Abramov (russian: Андре́й Васи́льевич Абра́мов; 5 December 1935 – 4 May 1995)
was a Russian boxer from the Soviet Union. He competed in the
men's heavyweight event at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
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He won three gold medals at the
European Amateur Boxing Championships: at
Prague 1957,
Lucerne 1959,
Belgrade 1961, and silver one at
Moscow 1963,
15th European Championships
/ref> all in the Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
division.
References
1935 births
1995 deaths
Soviet male boxers
Russian male boxers
Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union
Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Heavyweight boxers
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