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Boris Lagutin

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Boris Lagutin
Lagutin in 2019
Born
Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin

(1938-06-24)24 June 1938
Died4 September 2022(2022-09-04) (aged 84)
Statistics
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Light middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Light middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Light middleweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Belgrade Light Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1963 Moscow Light Middleweight

Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin (Russian: Борис Николаевич Лагутин; 24 June 1938 – 4 September 2022)[1] was a Soviet light middleweight boxer. During his career as a boxer, he won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three Olympic Games, including two golds, in 1964 and 1968. Lagutin also won at European championships in 1961 and 1963 and at USSR championships in 1959, 1961–64 and 1968. Lagutin was born in Moscow. Until 1967 he trained at VSS Trud, then - at VSS Spartak. During the period of failures, that followed the 1964 Olympics, Lagutin was removed from the USSR team roster. Along with his trainer Vladimir Trenin Lagutin managed to find causes of his losses and earned USSR and Olympic Champion titles again in 1968.

Olympic results

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Rome - 1960

Tokyo - 1964

  • Round of 32: Defeated Paul Hogh (Unified Team of Germany) by decision, 5-0
  • Round of 16: Defeated Jose Chirino (Argentina) by disqualification
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Eddie Davies (Ghana) by walkover
  • Semifinal: Defeated Józef Grzesiak (Poland) by decision, 4-1
  • Final: Defeated Joseph Gonzales (France) by decision, 4-1

Mexico - 1968

Honours and awards

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References

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