Viktor Leonidovich Demyanenko (russian: Виктор Леонидович Демьяненко) (born August 26, 1958 in
Alma-Ata
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,
Kazakh SSR
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*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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) is a retired
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, who represented the
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at the
1980 Summer Olympics
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in
Moscow
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,
Soviet Union
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. There he won the silver medal in the
lightweight
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division (– 60 kg), after being defeated in the final by
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's
Ángel Herrera. Demyanenko trained at
Dynamo
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in
Alma-Ata
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of t ...
. He won gold at the
1979 European Championship. During his career Demyanenko won 267 fights out of 290.
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1980 Olympic results
Below is the record of Viktor Demyanenko, a lightweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:
* Round of 32: Defeated Mohamed Bangura
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Club career IFK Värnamo
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(Sierra Leone) by disqualification in second round
* Round of 16: Defeated Jong Jo-Ung (North Korea) by decision, 5-0
* Quarterfinal: Defeated Yordan Lessov (Bulgaria) by decision, 5-0
* Semifinal: Defeated Richard Nowakowski
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(East Germany) referee stopped contest in first round
* Final: Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) referee stopped contest in third round due to injury (was awarded silver medal)
References
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1958 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Almaty
Soviet male boxers
Lightweight boxers
Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union
Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in boxing
Kazakhstani male boxers
Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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