Vadim Yemelyanov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vadim Yemelyanov

Olympic Boxer

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1942

Place of Birth: Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Date of Death: 29-May-1977

Profession: boxer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Vadim Mikhaylovich Yemelyanov (Russian: ????? ?????????? ?????????, 25 April 1942 – 27 May 1977) was a Soviet amateur heavyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics. Yemelyanov took up boxing while serving in the Soviet Navy in Leningrad Oblast.
He never held a national title, placing second-third in 1961, 1965 and 1967, but was successful internationally, winning the European Cup and the World Army Championships in 1963.
At the 1964 Olympics he lost in a semifinal to the eventual winner Joe Frazier.
During his career Yemelyanov won 141 of his 158 bouts.
He was a career naval officer and worked as a boxing coach in Severomorsk, where he died in an accident aged 35.
Since 1985 an annual boxing tournament has been held there in his honor.