Gennadi Ivanovich Shatkov (russian: Геннадий Иванович Шатков, May 27, 1932 – January 14, 2009) was a

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from the

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, who competed in the

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division (– 75 kg) during the major part of his career.

Biography

Shatkov was born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

and began boxing at 12 at Zhdanov

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in Leningrad, where he was trained by Ivan Pavlovich Osipov. His first success was the 3rd place at the 1949 USSR Youth Championship in

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.Biography
/ref> Shatkov trained at Burevestnik in Leningrad. He became Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1957 and was awarded the

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in 1957. During his career he won 215 fights out of 227. He won the Middleweight (75 kg) gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games. He also competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in the

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division (– 81 kg) but lost to Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in the quarterfinals. Shatkov won gold medals at 1955 European Championship and 1959 European Championship, became USSR Champion in 1955, 1956 and 1958, and won gold medal in the I Summer

Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR The Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR (russian: Спартакиада народов СССР, Spartakiada narodov SSSR) was a mass multi-sport event in the Soviet Union which lasted from 1956–1991. The competition was a descendant of the in ...

in 1956. Along with his sports career Shatkov had a notable scientific one. After graduating from a secondary school he entered

Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

in 1951, received

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of Judicial Sciences degree there in 1962, became a

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of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law and was appointed prorector of the university in 1964.БОКС: Энциклопедия бокса
/ref> Three of his other wins were against illnesses. He had an

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in 1969 and two strokes in 1988. It took him five years to recover from the first one. He managed to restore impellent activity and speech after all three strokes. During years that passed after the first stroke he wrote 40 scientific papers and three books. He died in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

on January 14, 2009, aged 76.

Olympic results

Below are the results of Gennadiy Shatkov, a middleweight boxer from the Soviet Union, who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics: * Round of 16: Defeated

Ralph Hosack Ralph Hosack (born 1935) is a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event hel ...

(Canada) points * Quarterfinal: Defeated

Giulio Rinaldi Giulio Rinaldi (13 February 1935 – 18 July 2011) was an Italian boxer. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics where he was eliminated in the first bout. Pro career During his thirteen and-a-half-year professional career from 1957 to 1970 ...

(Italy) walk-over * Semifinal: Defeated

Víctor Zalazar Victor Zalazar (14 June 1933 – 30 June 2017) was an Argentine boxer, who won the bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He was born in La Paz, Córdoba. Zalazar was known as "El Cacique", or "The Wild Bulle ...

(Argentina) KO 2 * Final: Defeated

Ramón Tapia Ramón Tapia Zapata (March 17, 1932 in Antofagasta – April 12, 1984) was a Chilean boxer who won the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Tapia died in 1984. Olympic results *Defeated Zbigniew Piórkowski ...

(Chile) KO 1 (won gold medal) Below are the results of Gennadiy Shatkov, a light heavyweight boxer from the Soviet Union, who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: Defeated

Ray Cillien Ray Cillien (June 26, 1939 – September 22, 1991) was a Boxing, boxer from Luxembourg. He was born in Esch-sur-Alzette. Cillien was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After a bye in the first round of ...

(LUX) points * Quarterfinal: Lost to Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (USA) points

References

External links

*
Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia

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