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Valeri Vladimirovich Popenchenko (Russian: Валерий Владимирович Попенченко, 26 August 1937 – 15 February 1975) was a Soviet amateur boxer who competed in the middleweight division (−75 kg). During his career he won 200 out of 213 bouts; he won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and European titles in 1963 and 1965. He was named the Outstanding Boxer of the 1964 Olympics and given the Val Barker Trophy, becoming the only Soviet boxer to receive the honor.[1]

Valeri Popenchenko

Valeri Popenchenko (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	26 August 1937 Kuntsevo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	15 February 1975 (aged 37) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Dynamo Leningrad
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Middleweight European Amateur Championships 1963 Moscow Middleweight 1965 Berlin Middleweight

Biography

Popenchenko took boxing in 1948, and in 1959 won his first Soviet title. He finished third in 1960, but reclaimed the title in 1961 through 1965. He retired in 1965 and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.[2] In 1968, he graduated from the Leningrad Military Higher School of the Border Service, and from 1970 until his death worked as a head of physical culture department of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. In the mid 1970s the university was building new sporting facilities, and as department head Popenchenko would often visit the construction site. On 15 February 1975, while running down the stairs where handrails were not yet installed, he lost his balance, fell three floors and died. He was buried at Vvedenskoye Cemetery.[1][3]

1964 Olympic results

Below are the results from the 1964 Tokyo Olympic boxing tournament of Valeri Popenchenko of the Soviet Union who competed in the middleweight division:

• Round of 32: bye
• Round of 16: defeated Sutan Mahmud (Pakistan) referee stopped contest
• Quarterfinal: defeated Joe Darkey (Ghana) by decision, 5-0
• Semifinal: defeated Tadeusz Walasek (Poland) by knockout
• Final: defeated Emil Schulz (United Team of Germany) referee stops contest (won gold medal)

References

External links

• Boxing record for Valeri Popenchenko from BoxRec (registration required)
• databaseOlympics
• (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia
• (in Russian) Biography

На других языках

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- [en] Valeri Popenchenko

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[fr] Valeriy Popenchenko

Valeriy Popenchenko (en russe : Валерий Владимирович Попенченко, transcription française : Valeri Vladimirovitch Popentchenko) est un boxeur soviétique né le 26 août 1937 et mort le 15 février 1975 à Moscou.

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[it] Valerij Popenčenko

Valerij Vladimirovič Popenčenko (in russo: Валерий Владимирович Попенченко?; 26 agosto 1937 – 15 febbraio 1975) è stato un pugile sovietico che ha vinto la medaglia d'oro alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo 1964 nei pesi medi.

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[ru] Попенченко, Валерий Владимирович

Вале́рий Влади́мирович Попе́нченко (26 августа 1937, Кунцево — 15 февраля 1975, Москва) — советский боксёр, чемпион Олимпийских игр 1964 года в Токио, двукратный чемпион Европы (1963, 1965), шестикратный чемпион СССР (1960—1965). Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1964). Выдающийся боксёр СССР (1964). Единственный советский боксёр — обладатель Кубка Вэла Баркера.

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