Vyacheslav Evgenevich Yanovskiy (Russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Яновский sometimes spelt Viatcheslav Ianovski, born August 24, 1957, in Vitebsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian former professional boxer who won a Light Welterweight Gold Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR. He began boxing at the age of 13. In 1988 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. During his amateur career he trained at Dynamo in Vitebsk.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Seoul | Light Welterweight |
| Friendship Games | ||
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1984 Havana | Light Welterweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
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1987 Turin | Light Welterweight |
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1985 Budapest | Light Welterweight |
1988 Olympic results
edit- Round of 64: Defeated Søren Søndergaard (Denmark) referee stopped contest in second round
- Round o 32: Defeated Rashid Matumla (Tanzania) referee stopped contest in third round
- Round of 16: Defeated Ludovic Proto (France) on points, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Anthony Mwamba (Zambia) on points, 5-0
- Semifinal: Defeated Reiner Gies (West Germany) first-round knockout
- Final: Defeated Grahame Cheney (Australia) on points, 5-0 (won gold medal)
Pro career
editYanovskiy turned professional in 1990 and did not lose in his first 26 fights. In 1995, he was KO'd by journeyman Edwin Murillo and got retired in 1997 with a career record of 30-1-1.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Vyacheslav Yanovskiy from BoxRec (registration required)
- (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia[permanent dead link]
- (in Russian) Biography
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