Ján Zachara (; born 27 August 1928) is a former

Czechoslovak Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) **Fourth Czechoslovak Repub ...

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

who won the gold medal in the

featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...

division at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

. Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to

Pentti Hämäläinen Pentti Olavi Hämäläinen (19 December 1929 – 11 December 1984) was a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Fin ...

of Finland on points. He was born in Kubrá, a borough of

Trenčín Trenčín (, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia of the central Váh River valley near the Czech border, around from Bratislava. It has a population of more than 55,000, which makes it the eighth largest municip ...

, present-day Slovakia.

Olympic results

*Defeated

Åke Wärnström Åke Wärnström (29 December 1925 – 6 June 2018) was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV ...

(Sweden) 3-0 *Defeated Su Bung-Nan (South Korea) 3-0 *Defeated

János Erdei János Erdei (2 November 1919 – 10 January 1997) was a Hungarian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952) ...

(Hungary) 2-1 *Defeated Leonard Leisching (South Africa) 2-1 *Defeated

Sergio Caprari Sergio Caprari (12 July 1932 – 12 October 2015) was an Italian boxer who won the silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Caprari was born in Civitacastellana in 1932. He died in 2015. Olympi ...

(Italy) 2-1

References

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Olympic DB
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