Valeri Popenchenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valeri Popenchenko

boxer

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 15-Feb-1975

Profession: boxer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Valeri Vladimirovich Popenchenko (Russian: ??????? ???????????? ??????????, 26 August 1937 – 15 February 1975) was a Soviet boxer who competed in the middleweight division (-75 kg).
During his career he won 200 out of 213 bouts; he won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and European titles in 1963 and 1965.
He was named the Outstanding Boxer of the 1964 Olympics and given the Val Barker Trophy, becoming the only Soviet boxer to receive the honor.