Oleg Kiryukhin
Encyclopedia
Oleg Kiryukin is a Ukrainian
boxer
, who won the light flyweight bronze medal
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, who won the light flyweight bronze medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
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Olympic results
- Defeated Abdul Rashid QambraniAbdul Rashid QambraniAbdul Rashid Qambrani is a retired male boxer from Pakistan, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division by Ukraine's eventual bronze medalist Oleg Kiryukhin.-References:*...
(Pakistan) 17-3 - Defeated Beibis MendozaBeibis MendozaBeibis Antonio Mendoza is a professional boxer from Colombia. He is a former WBA light-flyweight champion.- Amateur career :Mendoza was a member of the 1996 Colombian Olympic Team as a Light Flyweight...
(Colombia) 18-6 - Defeated Albert GuardadoAlbert GuardadoAlbert Guardado is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
(United States) 19-14 - Lost to Daniel PetrovDaniel PetrovDaniel Bozhilov Petrov is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the category Light Flyweight....
(Bulgaria) 8-17