Valerian Sokolov

Valerian Sokolov

Valerian Sergeevich Sokolov ( _ru. Валериан Сергеевич Соколов) (born August 30 1946 in the village of Shikhobylovo, Urmarsky District, Chuvash ASSR) is a former Soviet bantamweight amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 1968 Summer Games. He trained at Dynamo in Cheboksary. Sokolov became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1968 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1969. [cite book|title=All about Olympic Games.|author=Boris Khavin|publisher=Fizkultura i sport|edition = 2nd ed.|pages=p. 581|year=1979|location=Moscow|language=Russian] During his career he won 196 fights out of 216. [ru icon [http://slovari.yandex.ru/dict/olympic/article/olymp/ol21/ol2-1768.htm Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia] ]

Olympic results

*Quartefinals - Defeated Samuel Mbugua (Kenya) 5-0
*Semifinals - Defeated Eiji Marioka (Japan) 5-0
*Final - Defeated Eridadi Mukwanga (Uganda) TKO 2

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