Romualdas Murauskas (2 October 1934 in Kaunas, Lithuania – 23 May 1979) was a

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from the

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. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in

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, Australia in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place.

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1934 births 1979 deaths Lithuanian male boxers Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kaunas Olympic medalists in boxing Soviet male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Light-heavyweight boxers {{USSR-boxing-bio-stub