Oleg Korotaev
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| Born | 4 September 1949 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 January 1994 (aged 44) New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Soviet Union Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Oleg Korotaev (4 September 1949[1] – 12 January 1994) was a Soviet-Russian boxer.
Life and career
[edit]Korotaev was born in Sverdlovsk.[2] He was a boxing instructor.[3][a]
Korotaev competed at the 1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the light heavyweight event.[4] He also competed at the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the same event.[5]
Korotaev died on 12 January 1994 in New York, at the age of 44.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Korotaev was a boxing instructor at age 25 in 1975
References
[edit]- ^ Huseynov, Mikayil (13 October 2020). ""Меня убьют сегодня". Русский Танк предсказал свою смерть в далёком Нью-Йорке". Championat (in Russian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "С пьедестала в тюрьму. Драма боксёра, который мог стать легендой СССР". Life.ru (in Russian). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Russian boxers at Felt tonight". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. 27 January 1975. p. 30. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships Results", European Amateur Boxing Championships
- ^ "1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships Results", IBA World Boxing Championships
- ^ Schmalleger, Frank (1996). Criminology Today. Prentice Hall. p. 308. ISBN 9780132918244 – via Google Books.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Oleg Korotaev from BoxRec (registration required)
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