Shamil Sabirov
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Born | 4 April 1959 (1959-04-04) (age 65) Karpinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Trud | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shamil Altaevich Sabirov (Russian: Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров; born 4 April 1959) is a retired Russian light-flyweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 1979 European Championships and 1980 Olympics, becoming the only boxing champion from the Soviet Union at the Moscow Olympics.[1]
Sabirov took up boxing in 1973 and retired in 1985 with a record of 160 wins in 180 bouts. He graduated from an institute of physical education and holds a PhD in pedagogy. After retiring from competitions he mostly worked as a boxing coach and referee. In 2006 he started a career in politics as a member of the Russian party Rodina.[1]
1980 Olympic record
Below are the results of Shamil Sabirov, a light flyweight boxer from the Soviet union, who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: defeated Joao Manuel Miguel (Portugal) on points, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Dietmer Geilich (East Germany) on points, 4-1
- Semifinal: defeated Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) on points, 5-0
- Final: defeated Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points, 3-2 (won gold medal)
References
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- ^ a b Shamil Sabirov. sports-reference.com
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- 1968:
Francisco Rodríguez (VEN)
- 1972:
György Gedó (HUN)
- 1976:
Jorge Hernández (CUB)
- 1980:
Shamil Sabirov (URS)
- 1984:
Paul Gonzales (USA)
- 1988:
Ivailo Marinov (BUL)
- 1992:
Rogelio Marcelo (CUB)
- 1996:
Daniel Petrov (BUL)
- 2000:
Brahim Asloum (FRA)
- 2004:
Yan Bartelemí (CUB)
- 2008:
Zou Shiming (CHN)
- 2012:
Zou Shiming (CHN)
- 2016:
Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB)
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