Alexei Lezin
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Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin ' onMouseout='HidePop("59603")' href="/topics/Energetik">Energetik
, Orenburg
) was a Russian boxer
, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
.
Lezin never turned pro.
Energetik
Energetik is the name of several rural localities in Russia:*Energetik, Republic of Bashkortostan, a former urban-type settlement in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia; since 2004—a rural locality...
, Orenburg
Orenburg
Orenburg is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies southeast of Moscow, very close to the border with Kazakhstan. Population: 546,987 ; 549,361 ; Highest point: 154.4 m...
) was a Russian 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 Super Heavyweight 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....
.
Lezin never turned pro.
Amateur accomplishments
- 1993 competed as a Heavyweight at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland. Lost to Félix SavónFélix SavónFélix Savón Fabre is a Cuban heavyweight boxer, a winner of three gold medals at the Olympic Games. Savón is considered a legend in amateur boxing and has won six world titles....
in the quarter-final. - 1994 won the Military World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia as a Superheavyweight, defeating Vitali KlitschkoVitali KlitschkoVitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
in the final. - 1994 won the Goodwill GamesGoodwill GamesThe Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
in St Petersburg, Russia, defating Nikolay Valuev and Lance WhitakerLance WhitakerLance Whitaker is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata...
. - 1995 won the World Championship1995 World Amateur Boxing Championshipsthumb|German stamp from 1995The Men's 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany from May 4 to May 15. The eighth edition of this competition, held a year before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the world governing body for...
in Berlin, Germany, defeating Vitali KlitschkoVitali KlitschkoVitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
in the final. - 1995 2nd place at Military World Championship in Ariccia, Italy. Lost to Vitali KlitschkoVitali KlitschkoVitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
in the final. - 1996 won the European Championship1996 European Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from March 30 to April 7. The 31st edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 304 fighters from 35 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal...
in Vejle, Denmark, defeating Wladimir KlitschkoWladimir KlitschkoWladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the WBA , IBF, WBO Super, IBO & Ring Magazine Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion...
in the final. - 1997 competed at World Championship1997 World Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from October 18 to October 26. The ninth edition of this competition, a year after the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA...
in Budapest, Hungary. Lost to Alexis RubalcabaAlexis RubalcabaAlexis Rubalcaba is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 and 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,...
in the quarter-final. - 1998 won the European Championship1998 European Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus from May 17 to May 24. The 32nd edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 180 fighters from 38 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal...
in Minsk, Belarus. Defeated Sinan Samil SamSinan Samil SamSinan Şamil Sam is a German born Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU and WBC International titles in the heavyweight division.- Amateur career :...
in the Semifinal. - 2000 won the European Championship2000 European Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe 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, defeated Paolo VidozPaolo VidozPaolo Vidoz is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships....
in the final.
Olympic results
- 1996 won the bronze medal at the Atlanta OlympicsBoxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
representing Russia.- Defeated Mikhail YurchenkoMikhail YurchenkoMikhail Yurchenko is a retired boxer from Kazakhstan, who competed for his native country in the Men's Super Heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was defeated in the second round by Russia's eventual bronze medalist Alexei Lezin.-References:*...
(Kazakhstan) RSC-1 - Defeated René MonseRené MonseRené Monse is a former German heavyweight boxer best known to win a bronze medal at the world championships 1995.-Amateur:...
(Germany) PTS (9-5) - Lost to Wladimir KlitschkoWladimir KlitschkoWladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the WBA , IBF, WBO Super, IBO & Ring Magazine Champion. His older brother Vitali Klitschko is the current WBC champion...
(Ukraine) PTS (1-4)
- Defeated Mikhail Yurchenko
- 2000 competed at the Sydney OlympicsBoxing at the 2000 Summer OlympicsThe boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
representing Russia.- Lost to Audley HarrisonAudley HarrisonAudley Harrison is a British professional boxer from Harlesden, England who fights in the heavyweight division. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he became the first British fighter to win an Olympic gold medal in the superheavyweight division. He stands and usually weighs around .Harrison turned...
(Great Britain) RSC-4
- Lost to Audley Harrison