Andrey Viktorovoich Zamkovoy ( rus, Андрей Викторович Замковой, , ɐnˈdrʲeɪ̯ zəmkɐˈvoɪ̯; born 4 July 1987) is a Russian

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, best known for winning gold at the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships.

Career

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, southpaw Zamkovoy upset two-time world champion

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in the semifinal but was surprised himself in the final by German

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( 2009 results). At the 2012 Summer Olympics (Results) he won his first three fights, beating

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and

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before losing his semifinal to Serik Säpïev, who went on to win the gold medal. He also competed at the

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

, but he lost his first fight. Zamkovoy again qualified for the 2020 Olympics where he won his second bronze, now as a 34 year old.

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