Vladimir Safronov
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Vladimir Konstantinovich Safronov (December 29, 1934 — December 26, 1979) was a featherweight
amateur boxer
.
Safronov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Chita, Irkutsk
, Moscow
. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1957 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor
in the same year. He became the first boxer of the USSR to win a gold medal at Olympics. He won gold in Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
in Melbourne
in the featherweight
division (– 57 kg). During his career Safronov won 564 fights out of 565.
Safronov graduated from Moscow Poligraphy Institute in 1963 and worked as an art editor at Fizkultura i sport
publisher.
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
amateur boxer
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
.
Safronov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Chita, Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1957 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor
Order of the Badge of Honor
The Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity, for promotion of economic,...
in the same year. He became the first boxer of the USSR to win a gold medal at Olympics. He won gold in Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne. A total number of 164 competitors entered from 35 nations, of whom 161 from 34 nations weighed-in and boxing was held eight nights and five afternoons. The boxing schedule began on November 23 and ended on December 1...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in the featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
division (– 57 kg). During his career Safronov won 564 fights out of 565.
Safronov graduated from Moscow Poligraphy Institute in 1963 and worked as an art editor at Fizkultura i sport
Fizkultura i sport (publisher)
Fizkultura i sport is a Russian publisher of sports books and magazines. It was established in 1923 in the USSR. Its logo depicts the famous sculpture Discobolus by Myron.-Description:...
publisher.
Olympic results
- 1st round bout
- Defeated Agostino Cossia (Italy) points
- Defeated Andre de Souza (France) points
- Defeated Henryk NiedzwiedzkiHenryk NiedzwiedzkiHenryk Władysław Niedźwiedzki is a boxer from Poland.He competed for Poland in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the featherweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*...
(Poland) points - Defeated Thomas Nicholls (Great Britain) points