Viktor Miroshnichenko (russian: Виктор Мирошниченко; born 1 December 1959 in

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) is a retired

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boxer, who represented the

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at the

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. There he won the silver medal in the

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division (– 51 kg), after being defeated in the final by

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's Petar Lesov. Two years later he captured the silver medal at the World Championships in

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. Miroshnichenko trained at

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1980 Olympic results

Below are the results of Viktor Miroshnichenko, a flyweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics: *Round of 32: bye *Round of 16: Defeated Jorge Hernández (Cuba) by decision, 4-1 *Quarterfinal: Defeated Henryk Średnicki (Poland) by decision, 5-0 *Semifinal: Defeated

János Váradi János Váradi (born 28 February 1961 in Kemecse, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) is a retired Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also captured the silver medals a ...

(Hungary) by decision, 4-1 *Final: Lost to

Peter Lessov Petar Lesov ( bg, Петър Лесов, born 12 September 1960) is a former Bulgarian boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time European champion in the flyweight division (1981 and 1983). Lesov is cu ...

(Bulgaria) referee stopped contest in round 2 (was awarded silver medal)

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