Charles Adkins (boxer)
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Charles Adkins was a boxer from the USA.
(140 lb/63.5 kg) class. In the final he defeated Viktor Mednov
of the Soviet Union on a 2-1 decision. The bout was notable as being the first ever boxing match between the United States and the Soviet Union.
At the time of the Olympics, Adkins, was a 20-year old police administration student. Adkins also won the National AAU Lightweight championship in 1949.
Adkins attended San Jose State University
, which had a dominant collegiate boxing program.
Amateur career
Chuck Adkins was the Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, in the Light WelterweightLight welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
(140 lb/63.5 kg) class. In the final he defeated Viktor Mednov
Viktor Mednov
Viktor Ivanovich Mednov was an amateur boxer from the Soviet Union.Mednov trained at Trudovye Rezervy in Moscow. He was the Light Welterweight Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad...
of the Soviet Union on a 2-1 decision. The bout was notable as being the first ever boxing match between the United States and the Soviet Union.
At the time of the Olympics, Adkins, was a 20-year old police administration student. Adkins also won the National AAU Lightweight championship in 1949.
Adkins attended San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
, which had a dominant collegiate boxing program.
Olympic results
- Defeated Leif HansenLeif Hansen (boxer)Leif Håkon "Baggis" Hansen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He finished seventeenth in the light-welterweight division in the boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics...
(Norway) RSC 1 - Defeated Salomon Carrizales (Venezuela) 3-0
- Defeated Alexander Grant Webster (South Africa) 3-0
- Defeated Bruno VisintinBruno VisintinBruno Visintin is a retired boxer from Italy.-Amateur career:Visintin was a Light Welterweight Olympic Bronze Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad.-External links:...
(Italy) 3-0 - Defeated Viktor MednovViktor MednovViktor Ivanovich Mednov was an amateur boxer from the Soviet Union.Mednov trained at Trudovye Rezervy in Moscow. He was the Light Welterweight Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad...
(Soviet Union) 2-1