Stanislav Stepashkin

Stanislav Ivanovich Stepashkin (Russian: Станислав Иванович Степашкин; 1 September 1940 – 4 September 2013) was an Olympic boxer from the Soviet Union.^[1]

Stanislav Stepashkin

Personal information
Full name	Станислав Иванович Степашкин
Nationality	Soviet Union
Born	(1940-09-01)1 September 1940 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	4 September 2013(2013-09-04) (aged 73) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Featherweight
Club	Trudovye Rezervy
Medal record Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Featherweight European Amateur Championships 1963 Moscow Featherweight 1965 Berlin Featherweight

Born in Moscow, Stepashkin trained at Trudovye Rezervy until 1963 and then at the Armed Forces sports society. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1964 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in the following year.^[2] He competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the Featherweight (-57 kg) division winning the gold medal. During his career Stepashkin won 193 fights out of 204. He graduated from the State Order of Lenin Central Institute of Physical Education.^[3]

1964 Olympic results

Below is the record of Stanislav Stepashkin, a featherweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

• Round of 32: Defeated Jose Nieves (Puerto Rico) referee stopped contest
• Round of 16: Defeated Hsu Hung Chen (Republic of China) referee stopped contest
• Quarterfinal: Defeated Constantin Crudu (Romania) referee stopped contest in the third round
• Semifinal: Defeated Heinz Schulz (Unified Team of Germany) by knockout
• Final: Defeated Anthony Villanueva (Philippines) by decision, 3-2 (won gold medal)