Ján Zachara
Czechoslovak boxer
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Ján Zachara (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjaːn ˈzaxara]; born 27 August 1928) is a former Czechoslovak boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen of Finland on points. He was born in Kubrá, a borough of Trenčín, present-day Slovakia.[1]
Olympic results
- Defeated Åke Wärnström (Sweden) 3-0
- Defeated Su Bung-Nan (South Korea) 3-0
- Defeated János Erdei (Hungary) 2-1
- Defeated Leonard Leisching (South Africa) 2-1
- Defeated Sergio Caprari (Italy) 2-1
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ján Zachara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
External links
- Ján Zachara at databaseOlympics.com[permanent dead link]
- Ján Zachara at Olympedia
- Ján Zachara at Olympics.com
- Ján Zachara at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
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1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg) · 1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg) · 1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg) · 1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg) · 1948: 54–58 kg · 1952–2008: 54–57kg · 2020–2024: 53–57 kg · 2024–: 52–57 kg
- 1904:
Oliver Kirk (USA)
- 1908:
Richard Gunn (GBR)
- 1912: not held
- 1920:
Paul Fritsch (FRA)
- 1924:
Jackie Fields (USA)
- 1928:
Bep van Klaveren (NED)
- 1932:
Carmelo Robledo (ARG)
- 1936:
Oscar Casanovas (ARG)
- 1948:
Ernesto Formenti (ITA)
- 1952:
Ján Zachara (TCH)
- 1956:
Vladimir Safronov (URS)
- 1960:
Francesco Musso (ITA)
- 1964:
Stanislav Stepashkin (URS)
- 1968:
Antonio Roldán (MEX)
- 1972:
Boris Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1976:
Ángel Herrera (CUB)
- 1980:
Rudi Fink (GDR)
- 1984:
Meldrick Taylor (USA)
- 1988:
Giovanni Parisi (ITA)
- 1992:
Andreas Tews (GER)
- 1996:
Somluck Kamsing (THA)
- 2000:
Bekzat Sattarkhanov (KAZ)
- 2004:
Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS)
- 2008:
Vasiliy Lomachenko (UKR)
- 2012–2016: not held
- 2020:
Albert Batyrgaziev (ROC)
- 2024:
Abdumalik Khalokov (UZB)
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