Velikton Barannikov

Velikton Innokentyevich Barannikov (Russian: Виликтон Иннокентьевич Баранников; 4 July 1938 – 29 November 2007) was a Soviet boxer who competed in the lightweight category at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he lost to Abel Laudonio in the quarter-final. In 1964 he progressed to the final, where he lost to Józef Grudzień. He won a European title in 1965, and finished his career with a record of 228 wins out of 275 bouts. Despite his international success he never won a national title, finishing in second place in 1960–62 and 1965.[1]

Velikton Barannikov
Barannikov (right) vs Wim Gerlach at the 1960 Games
Personal information
Born4 July 1938
Ulan-Ude, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died29 November 2007 (aged 69)
Ulan-Ude, Russia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubBurevestnik, Moscow
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Lightweight
European Championships
1965 East BerlinLightweight

Barannikov was born in Ulan-Ude, where he started training in boxing. In 1956 he moved to Moscow and graduated from the prestigious Bauman Moscow State Technical University. After retirement he worked as a boxing coach and referee, first in Moscow, then in Germany (ca. 1974), and after 1982 in Ulan-Ude. He was killed in a traffic incident on 29 November 2007. Barannikov was a retired lieutenant colonel.[2][3]

References
  1. Velikton Barannikov. sports-reference.com
  2. БАРАННИКОВ ВИЛИКТОН ИННОКЕНТЬЕВИЧ. Russian Boxing Federation. boxing-fbr.ru
  3. ПОГИБ ВИЛИКТОН БАРАННИКОВ. baikalpress.ru. 5 December 2007


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