Alexandr Ivanovich Maletin (Russian: Александр Иванович Малетин; born February 6, 1975) is a boxer from Russia best known to win the lightweight world championships 1997.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
Representing  Russia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | Lightweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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1997 Budapest | Lightweight |
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2003 Bangkok | Light Welterweight |
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2001 Belfast | Lightweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
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2000 Tampere | Lightweight |
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2002 Perm | Lightweight |
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2004 Pula | Light Welterweight |
Career edit
Maletin won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 57 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He beat Makhach Nuridinov (Azerbaijan) 14–5, Patrick Lopez (Venezuela) RSC 3 and Selim Palyani (Turkey) RSC 4. In the semifinals, he was defeated by eventual gold medalist southpaw Mario Kindelán from Cuba 15–27. In 2002, he became European champion by besting Boris Georgiev.
Light Welterweight edit
He beat Manus Boonjumnong 34:16 in 2003 but controversially[citation needed] lost the World championships final 2003 against French southpaw Willy Blain. Maletin also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he defeated Saleh Khoulef (Egypt) RSC 3 (0:10) and lost again to Willy Blain (France) 20–28.
Olympic results edit
2000
- Defeated Makhach Nuridinov (Azerbaijan) 14-5
- Defeated Patrick Lopez (Venezuela) RSC 3
- Defeated Selim Palyani (Turkey) RSC 4
- Lost to Mario Kindelán (Cuba) 15-27
2004
- Defeated Saleh Khoulef (Egypt) RSC 3 (0:10)
- Lost to Willy Blain (France) 20-28
References edit
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