Vladimir Stolnikov

Vladimir Stolnikov
Personal information
Born 12 March 1934
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died 30 March 1990 (aged 56)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sport
Sport Boxing
Club Trudovye Rezervy, St. Petersburg

Vladimir Grigoryevich Stolnikov (Russian: Владимир Григорьевич Стольников, 12 March 1934 – 30 March 1990) was a Russian amateur flyweight boxer who won two medals at the European championships in 1959 and 1961. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but lost in the third bout to the eventual winner Terence Spinks.[1]

Stolnikov took up boxing at the age 14 and won the national flyweight title in 1955 and 1957-58. He retired in 1961 with a record of 161 wins out of 186 bouts.[2]

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