Alexander Nikolayevich Leonov

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Alexander Leonov boxer
Data
Birth Name Alexander Nikolayevich Leonov
Weight class Light welterweight
nationality RussiaRussia Russia
birthday 17th July 1978
place of birth Moscow , Soviet UnionSoviet UnionSoviet Union 
size 170 cm
Alexander Nikolajewitsch Leonow medal table

Boxing Boxing

RussiaRussia Russia
European championships
gold 2000 Tampere Half welter weight (up to 63.5 kg)

Alexander Nikolajewitsch Leonow ( Russian Александр Николаевич Леонов ; born July 17, 1978 in Moscow ) is a Russian light welterweight boxer.

Career

Leonow won the gold medal in light welterweight (up to 63.5 kg) at the European Championships in Tampere ( Finland ) in 2000 . In the final he defeated the Bulgarian Dimitar Shtiljanow 5-0.

At the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 he reached the quarter-finals, lost in the quarter-finals to Ricardo Williams with 12:17 on points and finished 6th in the light welterweight division (up to 63.5 kg).

In 2001 and 2004 Leonov won the Russian championships.

In 2005 he ended his sporting career.

Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. 33rd European Championships - Tampere, Finland - May 13-21 2000 , amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
  2. Александр Леонов вышел в четвертьфинал турнира боксеров в весовой категории 63.5 кг , newsru.com (Russian)
  3. Российский боксер Александр Леонов остался в Сиднее без медали , newsru.com (Russian)
  4. Boxing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Light-Welterweight , Sports-Reference (English)
  5. a b c Леонов Александр Николаевич , infosport.ru (Russian)