Valerian Sergeevich Sokolov
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Jan Huppen and Sokolow (right), 1968 |
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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 |
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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
- 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
- ↑ Соколов Валериан Сергеевич Бокс , olympic-champions.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Валериан Соколов , olympteka.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Валериан Соколов , April 7, 2015, profboxtr.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Соколов Валериан Сергеевич , infosport.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Зал славы / Легенды / Соколов Валериан Сергеевич , rusboxing.ru (Russian)
- ↑ Соколов Валериан Сергеевич , nasledie.nbchr.ru (Russian)
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SURNAME | Sokolow, Valerian Sergeyevich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Соколов, Валериан Сергеевич (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-Soviet boxer and Olympic champion |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Schichabylowo, Urmarskij Rajon, Chuvash ASSR , Russian Soviet Socialist Federative Republic , Soviet Union |