Aleksandr Zasukhin
Aleksandr Fedoseyevich Zasukhin (Russian: Александр Федосеевич Засухин, 15 July 1928 – 15 August 2012) was a Soviet boxer who won two silver medals at the European championships of 1953 and 1955. He competed at the 1952 Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout.[2] During his career Zasukhin won four national titles (1950, 1954, 1956, 1957) and 165 bouts out of 185.[3]
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| Born | 15 July 1928 Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| Died | 15 August 2012 (aged 84)[1] | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Yekaterinburg | |||||||||||||
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Zasukhin graduated from the Krasnodar Institute of Physical Education, where he defended a PhD in pedagogy and became professor. In the 1960s he moved to Perm, and later worked as a boxing coach in Bulgaria.[3] His younger brother Aleksei also won a European silver medal in boxing.
References
- Mention of Aleksandr Zasukhin's death (in Russian)
- Aleksandr Zasukhin. sports-reference.com
- ЗАСУХИН АЛЕКСАНДР ФЕДОСЕЕВИЧ. sportufo.ru
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