Stanislav Stepashkin

Stanislav Stepashkin

Personal information
Full name	Станислав Иванович Степашкин
Nationality	Soviet Union
Born	September 1, 1940 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	September 4, 2013 (aged 73) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Featherweight
Club	Trudovye Rezervy
Medal record Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Featherweight European Amateur Championships 1963 Moscow Featherweight 1965 Berlin Featherweight

Stanislav Ivanovich Stepashkin (Russian: Станислав Иванович Степашкин; September 1, 1940 – September 4, 2013) was an amateur boxer from the Soviet Union.^[1]

Born in Moscow, Stepashkin trained at Trudovye Rezervy until 1963 and then at the Armed Forces sports society. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1964 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in the following year.^[2] He competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the Featherweight (-57 kg) division winning the gold medal. During his career Stepashkin won 193 fights out of 204. He graduated from the State Order of Lenin Central Institute of Physical Education.^[3]

Olympic results

• Defeated Jose Nieves (Puerto Rico) RSC
• Defeated Hsu Hung Chen (Republic of China) RSC
• Defeated Constantin Crudu (Romania) RSC 3
• Defeated Heinz Schulz (Unified Team of Germany) KO
• Defeated Anthony Villanueva (Philippines) 3-2

References

1. "Ушёл из жизни чемпион Олимпиады-1964 Станислав Степашкин - Чемпионат.com". Championat.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
2. Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games. (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 581.
3. (Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia

External links

• Olympic profile