Yuri Radonyak

Yuri Radonyak (8 October 1935 – 28 March 2013) was a Russian welterweight boxer who competed for the Soviet Army club. In 1958 he placed second at the Soviet championships and won the World Army Championships. Two years later he won the Soviet title and a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics. He retired in 1962 with a record of 197 wins out of 226 bouts and later had a long career as a boxing coach. In 1962–73 he worked at the Soviet Army club in Moscow and in 1972–76 coached the Soviet national team. The 1972 Olympic gold medalist Vyacheslav Lemeshev was his personal trainee.[1][2]

Yuri Radonyak

Radonyak (right) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	8 October 1935 Grozny, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	28 March 2013 (aged 77) Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	CSKA Moscow
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome Welterweight