Vassiliy Levit (russian: Васи́лий Алексе́евич Леви́т; born 24 February 1988) is a Kazakh heavyweight amateur boxer who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career

In the 2016 Olympic final Levit was controversially defeated by Russia's

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via a unanimous judge's decision. The crowd reacted with shock and anger to the result, and several boxing professionals criticised the decision, with some suggesting Levit should have been awarded all three rounds. At the medal ceremony, Levit put his fingers to his lips to discourage the crowd from booing Tischenko. Afterwards, Levit said that he felt that he had won the fight, but declined to criticise the judges and said that Tischenko deserved respect. He won the bronze medal at the

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in the

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category.

Coaching career

September 28, 2022 — appointed Head of the Department of Physical Training of Personnel Anti-Corruption Agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levit, Vassiliy 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Kostanay Region Kazakhstani male boxers Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Kazakhstani people of Russian descent Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing Olympic silver medalists for Kazakhstan AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics