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Volodymyr Kolesnyk

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Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Володимир Колесник
Born (1976-01-16) January 16, 1976 (age 48)
NationalityUkrainian
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Men's amateur boxing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Belfast Lightweight
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Brisbane Lightweight

Volodymyr Kolesnyk (Ukrainian: Володимир Колесник; born 16 January 1976), also known as Vladimir Kolesnik, is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer, who competed from 1994 to 2001.[1] As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships, and consecutive bronze at the 2001 Goodwill Games; all in the lightweight division.

Biography

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Volodymyr Kolesnyk was born in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and studied at the lyceum No.1 named after Vasyl Stefanyk in Kolomyia.[2]

He gratulated the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University.[3]

After his amateur boxing career he heads the Sports Department of the Kolomyia City Council.[4]

Amateur career

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Kolesnyk won a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships as a lightweight:

Kolesnyk won a bronze medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games as a lightweight:

Kolesnyk won a gold medal at the 1996 Copenhagen Cup as a lightweight:

Kolesnyk won a gold medal at the 1998 Acropolis Cup as a lightweight:

References

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  1. ^ "Vladimir Kolesnik".
  2. ^ "Колесник Володимир Любомирович".
  3. ^ "Вице-чемпион мира по боксу Владимир Колесник: "Всем кажется, что страшно получать по голове. Но намного хуже, когда тебе въехали по печени, — тут уж ни вдохнуть, ни выдохнуть"".
  4. ^ "Володимир Колесник отримав "Ніку"".
  5. ^ "World Championships - Belfast, Northern Ireland - June 3-10 2001" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Goodwill Games - Brisbane, Australia - September 6-9 2001".
  7. ^ "Copenhagen Cup - Copenhagen, Denmark - November 27 - December 1 1996".
  8. ^ "Acropolis Cup - Athens, Greece - September 1998".
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