Vladimir Yengibaryan

Vladimir Yengibaryan
Yengibaryan on a 2010 Armenian stamp
Personal information
Born24 April 1932
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Died1 February 2013 (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubTrudovye Rezervy, Yerevan
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne -63.5 kg
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1953 Warsaw -60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1955 West Berlin -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1957 Prague -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1959 Luzern -63.5 kg
2010 Armenian post stamp showing Yengibaryan.

Vladimir Yengibaryan (Armenian: Վլադիմիր Ենգիբարյան, 24 April 1932 – 1 February 2013) was a Soviet and Armenian light-welterweight boxer. He was an Olympic champion, three-time European champion and three-time Soviet champion. In 1956, he was named the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. During his career he won 255 out of 267 bouts.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 545.