Vyacheslav Lemeshev
Encyclopedia
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Lemeshev (April 3, 1952 in Moscow
— January 27, 1996) is an amateur boxer
from the USSR
.
Lemeshev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow
. During his career Lemeshev won 103 fights out of 111. He won the gold medal in the middleweight
division (–75 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
. Lemeshev knocked out four of his five opponents to win the gold medal. He knocked out future World Light Heavyweight champion, American Marvin Johnson
in two rounds in a semifinal, avenging an earlier loss to Johnson in the Soviet Union. He then scored a 1st round knockout (Time 2:17) over Reima Virtanen
of Finland to win the gold medal. He also won European Championships in 1973 and 1975 and 1974 USSR Championship. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1972 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor
in the same year.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
— January 27, 1996) is an amateur boxer
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
from the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Lemeshev trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. During his career Lemeshev won 103 fights out of 111. He won the gold 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...
division (–75 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
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. Lemeshev knocked out four of his five opponents to win the gold medal. He knocked out future World Light Heavyweight champion, American Marvin Johnson
Marvin Johnson
Marvin Johnson is a former boxer from the United States, who fought in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, winning a bronze medal, and made his way up the professional ranks in the light heavyweight division soon thereafter...
in two rounds in a semifinal, avenging an earlier loss to Johnson in the Soviet Union. He then scored a 1st round knockout (Time 2:17) over Reima Virtanen
Reima Virtanen
Reima Valdemar Virtanen is a former boxer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was nicknamed "Kila" and "Rema" during his career...
of Finland to win the gold medal. He also won European Championships in 1973 and 1975 and 1974 USSR Championship. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1972 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor
Order of the Badge of Honor
The Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity, for promotion of economic,...
in the same year.
Olympic results
- Defeated Wiem Gommies (Indonesia) KO 1
- Defeated Hans-Joachim Brauske (East Germany) 5-0
- Defeated Nazif Turan (Turkey) TKO 2
- Defeated Marvin JohnsonMarvin JohnsonMarvin Johnson is a former boxer from the United States, who fought in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, winning a bronze medal, and made his way up the professional ranks in the light heavyweight division soon thereafter...
(United States) TKO 2 - Defeated Reima VirtanenReima VirtanenReima Valdemar Virtanen is a former boxer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was nicknamed "Kila" and "Rema" during his career...
(Finland) KO 1