Stanislav Ivanovich Stepashkin (russian: Станислав Иванович Степашкин; 1 September 1940 – 4 September 2013) was an
Olympic boxer from the
Soviet Union
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Born in
Moscow
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, Stepashkin trained at
Trudovye Rezervy
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until 1963 and then at the
Armed Forces sports society. He became the
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
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in 1964 and was awarded the
Order of the Badge of Honor
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in the following year. He competed at the
1964 Tokyo Olympics
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in the
Featherweight (-57 kg) division winning the gold medal. During his career Stepashkin won 193 fights out of 204. He graduated from the State Order of Lenin Central Institute of Physical Education.
[Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia]
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1964 Olympic results
Below is the record of Stanislav Stepashkin, a featherweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:
*Round of 32: Defeated Jose Nieves (Puerto Rico) referee stopped contest
*Round of 16: Defeated Hsu Hung Chen (Republic of China) referee stopped contest
*Quarterfinal: Defeated Constantin Crudu (Romania) referee stopped contest in the third round
*Semifinal: Defeated Heinz Schulz
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(Unified Team of Germany) by knockout
*Final: Defeated Anthony Villanueva
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(Philippines) by decision, 3-2 (won gold medal)
References
External links
Olympic profile
1940 births
2013 deaths
Martial artists from Moscow
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
Soviet male boxers
Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of the Soviet Union
Armed Forces sports society athletes
Olympic medalists in boxing
Russian male boxers
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Featherweight boxers
Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni
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