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Aziz Salihu (born 1 May 1954 in Pristina, Kosovo) is a retired Super heavyweight boxer of Kosovar Albanian descent. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and won the bronze medal in the super heavyweight division (> 91 kg), after a loss in the semifinals at the hands of Tyrell Biggs of the United States. Salihu also competed at the 1980 (Moscow) and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Yugoslavia | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1984 Los Angeles | +91 kg |
| European Championships | ||
| 1981 Tampere | +91 kg |
| 1985 Budapest | +91 kg |
| World Cup | ||
| 1987 Belgrade | +91 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
 | 1987 Latakia | +91 kg |
Career
Salihu is celebrated in Kosovo[a] and in amateur boxing circles for his more than five hundred official matches among which he lost only 26. On club level Aziz had his best years while boxing for Pristina. He was part of the so-called golden generation and won eight Yugoslav championship titles (five consecutive). He won international medals in many other championships, including first places in the Mediterranean games and the World Cup in 1987. In Kosovo, he received the Sportsman of the Century Award and now works as the coach and manager of Boxing Club Pristina.
1980 Olympic results
Below is the record of Aziz Salihu, a Yugoslavian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:
- Round of 16: lost to Pyotr Zayev (Soviet Union) by decision, 0-5
Opponents
He defeated boxer world and European champion Alexander Yagubkin in the tournament final in Belgrade (1980). In the tournament final in Belgrade (1984) he defeated the former world champion from Russia, Valery Abadzhyan. He beat world champion Francesco Damiani in an international tournament in Benghazi in Libya (1984). He beat Craig Payne, Ferenc Somodi, Håkan Brock, Marvis Frazier, Peter Hussing and Biaggio Chianese.
Notes and references
Notes:
| a. | ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 96 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. |
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Aziz Salihu est un boxeur yougoslave né le 1er mai 1954 à Pristina au Kosovo.[ru] Салиху, Азиз
Азиз Салиху (алб. Aziz Salihu; род. 1 мая 1954, Приштина) — югославский албанский боксёр, представитель тяжёлой весовой категории. Выступал за сборную Югославии по боксу на всём протяжении 1980-х годов, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Лос-Анджелесе, обладатель двух бронзовых медалей чемпионатов Европы, чемпион Средиземноморских игр, многократный победитель югославского национального первенства, победитель и призёр многих турниров международного значения.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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