Aleksandr Zasukhin

Aleksandr Zasukhin
A. Zasuchin vs. I. Gjurjew
Personal information
Born15 July 1928
Yekaterinburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died15 August 2012(2012-08-15) (aged 84)[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubDynamo Yekaterinburg
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1953 Warsaw -57 kg
Silver medal – second place 1955 West Berlin -57 kg

Aleksandr Fedoseyevich Zasukhin (Russian: Александр Федосеевич Засухин, 15 July 1928 – 15 August 2012) was a Soviet boxer who won two silver medals at the European championships of 1953 and 1955. He competed at the 1952 Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout.[2] During his career Zasukhin won four national titles (1950, 1954, 1956, 1957) and 165 bouts out of 185.[3]

Zasukhin graduated from the Krasnodar Institute of Physical Education, where he defended a PhD in pedagogy and became professor. In the 1960s he moved to Perm, and later worked as a boxing coach in Bulgaria.[3] His younger brother Aleksei also won a European silver medal in boxing.

References

  1. ^ Mention of Aleksandr Zasukhin's death (in Russian)
  2. ^ Aleksandr Zasukhin. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b ЗАСУХИН АЛЕКСАНДР ФЕДОСЕЕВИЧ. sportufo.ru


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