Stanislav Stepashkin

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

Stanislav Stepashkin
Personal information
Full nameСтанислав Иванович Степашкин
Nationality Soviet Union
Born(1940-09-01)1 September 1940
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died4 September 2013(2013-09-04) (aged 73)
Moscow, Russia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFeatherweight
ClubTrudovye Rezervy
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Featherweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Moscow Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 1965 Berlin Featherweight

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]

1964 Olympic results

Below is the record of Stanislav Stepashkin, a featherweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

  • Round of 32: Defeated Jose Nieves (Puerto Rico) referee stopped contest
  • Round of 16: Defeated Hsu Hung Chen (Republic of China) referee stopped contest
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Constantin Crudu (Romania) referee stopped contest in the third round
  • Semifinal: Defeated Heinz Schulz (Unified Team of Germany) by knockout
  • Final: Defeated Anthony Villanueva (Philippines) by decision, 3-2 (won gold medal)

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. (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia


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