Algirdas Šocikas

Algirdas Šocikas

Personal information
Born	14 May 1928 Žaliame Ostempe, Kaunas, Lithuania
Died	21 November 2012 (aged 84) Kaunas, Lithuania
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union European Amateur Championships 1953 Warsaw Heavyweight 1955 West Berlin Heavyweight

Algirdas Šocikas (14 May 1928 – 21 November 2012) was a Lithuanian amateur heavyweight boxer who won the European title in 1953 and 1955 and finished fifth at the 1952 Olympics.^[1] He won six Soviet (1950–1954, 1956), six Lithuanian (1947–1948, 1951–1953, 1956) and three Baltic championships (1948, 1950, 1952). After retiring in 1957 he worked as a boxing coach in Kaunas and raised the Olympic medalists Ričardas Tamulis and Jonas Čepulis, among others. He died in Kaunas, aged 84, and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery.^[2][3]

References

1. "Mirė legendinis Lietuvos boksininkas A.Šocikas – DELFI Žinios". Sportas.delfi.lt. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
2. Algirdas Šocikas. sports-reference.com
3. "Ringo džentelmenas A. Šocikas palydėtas į paskutinę kelionę" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 November 2012.