Olexandr Stretskyy, also known as Oleksandr Stretskiy, (born 6 May 1986) is a Ukrainian

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 amateur boxer who won the bronze medal

Bronze medal

A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

 at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from July 13 to July 23. The 36th edition of this bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...

 and thereby qualified for the Olympics 2008 in Beiijing.

Career

At the Euros 2006 he lost his semifinal Andrey Balanov

Andrey Balanov

Andrey Vladimirovich Balanov is a former Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships at welterweight and being part of the Russian 2005 team at the Boxing World Cup.-Career:...

 11:31.

He qualified for the Olympics by besting Jaoid Chiguer, English teenager Billy Joe Saunders

Billy Joe Saunders

Billy Joe Saunders is a British professional boxer, who after a distinguished junior career qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Career:...

 and two other fighters.

In Beijing he defeated Dominican teenager Gilbert Lenin Castillo

Gilbert Lenin Castillo

Gilbert Lenin Castillo is a Dominican amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at welterweight but lost his first fight to Olexandr Stretskyy 6:9.-External links:*...

 but lost to Tureano Johnson

Tureano Johnson

Taureano Dexter Johnson is an amateur boxer from the Bahamas who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-Career:...

 4:9.

External links

• 2006 European Championships Results
• Olympic qualifier