Algirdas Šocikas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Algirdas Šocikas

Soviet Lithuanian boxer

Date of Birth: 14-May-1928

Place of Birth: Kaišiadorys, Kaunas County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 21-Nov-2012

Profession: association football manager, boxer

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Algirdas Šocikas (14 May 1928 – 21 November 2012) was a Lithuanian amateur heavyweight boxer who won the European title in 1953 and 1955 and finished fifth at the 1952 Olympics.
He won six Soviet (1950–1954, 1956), six Lithuanian (1947–1948, 1951–1953, 1956) and three Baltic championships (1948, 1950, 1952).
After retiring in 1957 he worked as a boxing coach in Kaunas and raised the Olympic medalists Ricardas Tamulis and Jonas Cepulis, among others.
He died in Kaunas, aged 84, and was buried in Petrašiunai Cemetery.