- Aleksandr Lebziak
Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak ( _ru. Александр Борисович Лебзяк, born
April 15 ,1969 inDonetsk ,Ukrainian SSR ) is aRussia n boxer, who won the Gold medal in the men'sLight Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney . He beatRudolf Kraj in the final.Lebziak also won the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1997. At the 1991 World Amateur Championships he won a silver medal in the
Middleweight (75 kg) category. He also triumphe at the2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships inTampere, Finland .Amateur Highlights
*1987 Junior World Champion at Light Middleweight (Havana, Cuba)
*1990 Middleweight Bronze Medalist at Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States. Results were:
**DefeatedRay Downey (Canada) points
**Lost toTorsten Schmitz (Germany) points
*1991 Lost toSven Ottke (Germany) as a Middleweight at European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden
*1991 2nd place at Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
**DefeatedRobert Buda (Poland) TKO 2
**DefeatedSven Ottke (Germany) points
**DefeatedRamon Garbey (Cuba) points
**Lost toTommaso Russo (Italy) points
*Represented the Unified Team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as a Middleweight. Results were:
**DefeatedJustann Crawford (Australia) RSC 3 (1:56)
**Lost toChris Byrd (United States) 7-16
*1993 Lost toSven Ottke (Germany) as a Middleweight at World Championships in Tampere, Finland.
*1993 2nd place at Middleweight in European Championships in Bursa, Turkey. Results were:
**DefeatedMkhitar Vanesian (Armenia) points
**DefeatedAkin Kuloglu (Turkey) points
**Lost toDirk Eigenbrodt (Germany) points
*1994 Bronze Medalist at Middleweight at Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. Results were:
**DefeatedVitaly Kopitko (Ukraine) points
**Lost toAriel Hernandez (Cuba) points
*1996 3rd place in European Championships at Middleweight, held in Vejle, Denmark. Results were:
**DefeatedVitaly Kopitko (Ukraine) points
**DefeatedRaffaele Bergamasco (Italy) points
**DefeatedAkaki Kakauridze (Georgia) points
**Lost toZsolt Erdei (Hungary) points
*1996 Represented Russia at 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, as a Middleweight. Results were:
**DefeatedRowan Donaldson (Jamaica) 20-4
**DefeatedJustann Crawford (Australia) RSC 3 (0:34)
**Lost toAriel Hernandez (Cuba) 8-15
*1997 World Champion at Light Heavyweight in competition held in Budapest, Hungary. Results were:
**DefeatedIgor Dzagouev (Georgia) forfeit
**DefeatedTomasz Borowski (Poland) points
**DefeatedStephen Kirk (Ireland) KO 2
**DefeatedFrederic Serrat (France) points
*1998 European Champion at Light Heavyweight in competition held in Minsk, Belarus. Results were:
**DefeatedGyorgy Hidvegi (Hungary) TKO 3
**DefeatedThorsten Bengtson (Germany) points
**DefeatedTomasz Adamek (Poland) points
**DefeatedCourtney Fry (England) TKO 1
*2000 European Champion at Light Heavyweight in competition held in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
**DefeatedYildirim Tarhan (Turkey) points
**DefeatedMilorad Gajovic (Yugoslavia) points
**DefeatedClaudio Rasco (Romania) points
*2000 Olympic Gold Medalist at Light Heavyweight in competition held in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
**DefeatedEl Hadji Djibril (Senegal) RSC 3
**DefeatedDanny Green (Australia) RSC 4
**DefeatedJohn Dovi (France) 13-11
**DefeatedSergey Mihaylov (Uzbekistan) RSC 1
**DefeatedRudolf Kraj (Czech Republic) 20-6Pro career
Lebziak turned pro in 2001, fighting only one fight and retiring with a record of 1-0-0.
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