Volodymyr Kravets is a male 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...

 from Ukraine

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...

, who competed for his Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe

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an country at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens, Greece. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's lightweight division (– 60 kg) by Pakistan's Asghar Ali Shah.

Kravets qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in second place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 27 to May 1, 2004 during the annual Chowdry Boxing Cup. Boxers finishing in the top two in each weight category earned a chance to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

 in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the final he lost to Russia's Murat Khrachev

Murat Khrachev

Murat Pyotrovich Khrachev is a Russian boxer who competed in the men's lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal....

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