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Apr 25, 1942 Krasnodar Krai, Russia Died on 29 May 1977 (aged 35)
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About Vadim Yemelyanov
- Vadim Mikhaylovich Yemelyanov (Russian: ????? ?????????? ?????????, 25 April 1942 – 27 May 1977) was a Soviet amateur heavyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics. Yemelyanov took up boxing while serving in the Soviet Navy in Leningrad Oblast.
- He never held a national title, placing second-third in 1961, 1965 and 1967, but was successful internationally, winning the European Cup and the World Army Championships in 1963.
- At the 1964 Olympics he lost in a semifinal to the eventual winner Joe Frazier.
- During his career Yemelyanov won 141 of his 158 bouts.
- He was a career naval officer and worked as a boxing coach in Severomorsk, where he died in an accident aged 35.
- Since 1985 an annual boxing tournament has been held there in his honor.
