Mikhail Yurchenko (russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ю́рченко; born 20 June 1970) is a retired
boxer from
Kazakhstan
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, who competed for his native country in the Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta, Georgia
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. There he was defeated in the second round by Russia's eventual bronze medalist
Alexei Lezin
Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin (russian: Алексей Владимирович Лeзин, born February 27, 1973) is a Russian former amateur boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Accomplishments
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sports-reference
1970 births
Living people
Heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani male boxers
Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
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