Andriy Fedchuk

Andriy Vasylyovych Fedchuk (Ukrainian: Андрій Васильович Федчук; January 12, 1980 November 15, 2009), was a boxer from Ukraine, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division ( 81 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In the semifinals he was defeated by eventual runner-up Rudolf Kraj from the Czech Republic. He also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, after having won the bronze medal in the same year at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia. He was born in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and, on November 15, 2009 died in a traffic collision near Kolomyia.

Andriy Fedchuk
Personal information
Full nameАндрій Васильович Федчук
Nationality Ukraine
Born(1980-01-12)January 12, 1980
Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
DiedNovember 15, 2009(2009-11-15) (aged 29)
Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Heavyweight
ClubDynamo, Ukraina Kolomyya
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Light Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Pula Light Heavyweight

Olympic results

References


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