Valerian Sergeevich Sokolov

Valerian Sokolov
Jan Huppen and Sokolow (right), 1968
Data
Birth Name	Valerian Sergeevich Sokolov
Weight class	Bantamweight
nationality	Soviet Union
birthday	August 30, 1946
place of birth	Schichabylowo
size	170

Valerian Sergejewitsch Sokolow medal table
Boxing
Soviet Union
Olympic games
gold	1968	Bantam weight (up to 54 kg)

Valerian Sergejewitsch Sokolow ( Russian Валериан Сергеевич Соколов; born August 30, 1946 in Schichabylowo, Urmarskij Rajon, Chuvash ASSR , Russian SFSR ) is a former Russian- Soviet boxer .

Career

On October 26, 1968 Sokolow won after victories over Rafael Anchundia, Ecuador (3: 2), Mickey Carter, Great Britain (KO 2nd), Samuel Mbugua , Kenya (5: 0), Eiji Morioka , Japan (5: 0), and Eridadi Mukwanga , Uganda (TKO 2nd), the bantamweight (-54 kg) gold medal at the Olympic Games in Mexico City .

In 1968, 1969, 1971 and 1973 Sokolow was the Soviet champion in various weight classes.

From 2009 to 2011 he was one of Russia's national coaches.

Awards and honors

Sokolow was awarded the Order of Honor and Order "For Service to the Fatherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 3rd class.

A street in the town of Tscheboxary was named after him.

source

• amateur-boxing.strefa.pl

Web links

Commons : Valerian Sokolov  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Valerian Sergejewitsch Sokolow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Valerian Sergejewitsch Sokolow in the BoxRec Encyclopaedia
• sovsport.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Соколов Валериан Сергеевич Бокс , olympic-champions.ru (Russian)
2. ↑ Валериан Соколов , olympteka.ru (Russian)
3. ↑ Валериан Соколов , April 7, 2015, profboxtr.ru (Russian)
4. ↑ Соколов Валериан Сергеевич , infosport.ru (Russian)
5. ↑ Зал славы / Легенды / Соколов Валериан Сергеевич , rusboxing.ru (Russian)
6. ↑ Соколов Валериан Сергеевич , nasledie.nbchr.ru (Russian)