Vassily Solomin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Vassily Solomin

boxer

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1953

Place of Birth: Perm, Perm Krai, Russia

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1997

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Vassily Solomin

  • Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin (Russian: ??????? ??????????? ???????) (5 January 1953 in Perm – 28 December 1997 in Perm) was a boxer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  • There, he won a bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg), after being beaten in the semifinals by Romania's eventual silver medalist Simion Cutov.Solomin began training under Yuri Podshivalov in 1969 at Trudovye Rezervy in Perm.
  • He won the world title (the first in Russian sport history) at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba.
  • From 1975 he represented the Armed Forces sports society.
  • He was coached by Viktor Ageev.

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