Aleksei Tishchenko

Aleksei Tishchenko

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Lightweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Mianyang Featherweight
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chicago Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Plovdiv Lightweight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Moscow Featherweight

Aleksei Viktorovich Tishchenko (Russian: Алексей Викторович Тищенко; born 29 May 1984) is a former Russian Olympic boxer best known for dominating the lower weight classes and winning numerous titles. He was regarded as "one of the best pound for pound Olympic boxers in the world".[citation needed]

He was born in Omsk, Soviet Union.