Aleksandr Lebziak
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Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak ' onMouseout='HidePop("96522")' href="/topics/Donetsk">Donetsk
, Ukrainian SSR
) is a Russia
n boxer
, who won the Gold medal
in the men's Light Heavyweight
(81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
. He beat Rudolf Kraj
in the final.
Lebziak also won the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1997. At the 1991 World Amateur Championships he won a silver medal in the Middleweight
(75 kg) category. He also triumphe at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Tampere, Finland.
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
, Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
) is a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n 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 Gold 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...
in the men's Light Heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
(81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He beat Rudolf Kraj
Rudolf Kraj
Rudolf Kraj is a Czech boxer.-Amateur:He won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
in the final.
Lebziak also won the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1997. At the 1991 World Amateur Championships he won a silver medal in the Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
(75 kg) category. He also triumphe at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. The 33rd edition of thi bi-annual competition, in which 175 fighters from 34 countries participated this time, was organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, Member of the Finnish Boxing...
in Tampere, Finland.
Amateur Highlights
- 1987 Junior World Champion at Light Middleweight (Havana, Cuba)
- 1990 Middleweight Bronze Medalist at Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States. Results were:
- Defeated Ray DowneyRay DowneyRay Downey was a Canadian boxer, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1990 he gained silver at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.-Amateur Highlights:...
(Canada) points - Lost to Torsten SchmitzTorsten SchmitzTorsten Schmitz is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He represented Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
(Germany) points
- Defeated Ray Downey
- 1991 Lost to Sven OttkeSven OttkeSven Ottke, known as "The Phantom", is a German former professional boxer who was the IBF/WBA super middleweight champion...
(Germany) as a Middleweight at European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden - 1991 2nd place at Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
- Defeated Robert Buda (Poland) TKO 2
- Defeated Sven OttkeSven OttkeSven Ottke, known as "The Phantom", is a German former professional boxer who was the IBF/WBA super middleweight champion...
(Germany) points - Defeated Ramon GarbeyRamón GarbeyRamón Garbey is a heavyweight boxer from Cuba, who won the world title as an amateur in light heavyweight division at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. In the final he defeated Nigeria's Jacklord Jacobs...
(Cuba) points - Lost to Tommaso Russo (Italy) points
- Represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as a Middleweight. Results were:
- Defeated Justann CrawfordJustann CrawfordJustann Crawford is a retired Australian Olympic Boxer. Born and raised in Tasmania, Australia, Justann was trained by Lance Atkinson and Peter Stacey. He then moved to Sydney, NSW under the guidance of Pat Hailwood and Andrew Tatrai. Justann earned 9 international gold medals and represented...
(Australia) RSC 3 (1:56) - Lost to Chris ByrdChris ByrdChris Cornelius Byrd is a retired and former professional boxer. He is the former WBO and IBF heavyweight champion. His nickname is "Rapid Fire".- Early life :...
(United States) 7-16
- Defeated Justann Crawford
- 1993 Lost to Sven OttkeSven OttkeSven Ottke, known as "The Phantom", is a German former professional boxer who was the IBF/WBA super middleweight champion...
(Germany) as a Middleweight at World Championships in Tampere, Finland. - 1993 2nd place at Middleweight in European Championships in Bursa, Turkey. Results were:
- Defeated Mkhitar Vanesian (Armenia) points
- Defeated Akin Kuloglu (Turkey) points
- Lost to Dirk Eigenbrodt (Germany) points
- 1994 Bronze Medalist at Middleweight at Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. Results were:
- Defeated Vitaly Kopitko (Ukraine) points
- Lost to Ariel Hernandez (Cuba) points
- 1996 3rd place in European Championships at Middleweight, held in Vejle, Denmark. Results were:
- Defeated Vitaly Kopitko (Ukraine) points
- Defeated Raffaele Bergamasco (Italy) points
- Defeated Akaki Kakauridze (Georgia) points
- Lost to Zsolt ErdeiZsolt ErdeiZsolt Erdei is a Hungarian boxer in the light heavyweight division. He is the former undefeated Lineal & WBO light heavyweight champion, and WBC cruiserweight champion. Erdei is also the first Hungarian to win a world title in two weight divisions.Erdei boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
(Hungary) points
- 1996 Represented Russia at 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, as a Middleweight. Results were:
- Defeated Rowan Donaldson (Jamaica) 20-4
- Defeated Justann CrawfordJustann CrawfordJustann Crawford is a retired Australian Olympic Boxer. Born and raised in Tasmania, Australia, Justann was trained by Lance Atkinson and Peter Stacey. He then moved to Sydney, NSW under the guidance of Pat Hailwood and Andrew Tatrai. Justann earned 9 international gold medals and represented...
(Australia) RSC 3 (0:34) - Lost to Ariel Hernandez (Cuba) 8-15
- 1997 World Champion at Light Heavyweight in competition held in Budapest, Hungary. Results were:
- Defeated Igor Dzagouev (Georgia) forfeit
- Defeated Tomasz Borowski (Poland) points
- Defeated Stephen KirkStephen kirkStephen Michael Kirk is a businessman and entrepreneur from London, UK.Stephen Kirk founded Cable London Plc along with Jerrold Nathan, Andrew Karney and Malcolm Gee., Broadsystem Ltd, and Broadsystem Ventures, which was a joint venture with Rupert Murdoch's News International...
(Ireland) KO 2 - Defeated Frederic SerratFrédéric SerratFrédéric Serrat is a professional boxer from France. Serrat's most notable performance as an amateur was winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There he was defeated in the final by Russia's Aleksandr Lebziak in the light heavyweight division...
(France) points
- 1998 European Champion at Light Heavyweight in competition held in Minsk, Belarus. Results were:
- Defeated Gyorgy Hidvegi (Hungary) TKO 3
- Defeated Thorsten Bengtson (Germany) points
- Defeated Tomasz AdamekTomasz AdamekTomasz Adamek is a Polish professional heavyweight boxer. His record is 44-2 .He is the former WBC world light heavyweight champion and the former IBF, IBO and The Ring magazine cruiserweight champion. As of the end of 2009, Ring Magazine has ranked Adamek as the 30th best boxer in the world...
(Poland) points - Defeated Courtney Fry (England) TKO 1
- 2000 European Champion at Light Heavyweight in competition held in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
- Defeated Yildirim Tarhan (Turkey) points
- Defeated Milorad GajovicMilorad GajovicMilorad Gajović is a Montenegrin amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a heavyweight. He has also had some success as an amateur kickboxer.-Boxing career:...
(Yugoslavia) points - Defeated Claudio RascoClaudio RascoGrigore Claudio Rasco , sometimes written Claudiu Rasku, is a Romanian boxer best known for having won the bronze at the 2001 amateur world championships.-Amateur:...
(Romania) points
- 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist at Light Heavyweight in competition held in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
- Defeated El Hadji Djibril (Senegal) RSC 3
- Defeated Danny GreenDanny GreenDaniel "Danny" Green is an Australian professional boxer and the former IBO cruiserweight champion.- Amateur boxing career and the Olympics :...
(Australia) RSC 4 - Defeated John DoviJohn DoviJohn Dovi is a former French amateur boxer who medaled repeatedly in international competitions.-Career:He was 7 times French light-heavy champ from 1999 to 2005....
(France) 13-11 - Defeated Sergey MihaylovSergey MihaylovSergey Mihaylov is an Uzbek boxer, who competed in the light heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:He won the Asian light heavy title in 1998.Olympic Results 2000...
(Uzbekistan) RSC 1 - Defeated Rudolf KrajRudolf KrajRudolf Kraj is a Czech boxer.-Amateur:He won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...
(Czech Republic) 20-6