Gennady Shatkov

Name: Gennady Shatkov
Birth Name: Gennady Ivanovich Shatkov
Hometown: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 2009-01-14 (Age:76)
Amateur Boxer: Record

Gennady Schatkov was an amateur boxer for the Soviet Union, who won the Middleweight (75 kg) gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games.

Olympic results

1956 (as a middleweight)

• Defeated Ralph Hosack (Canada) points
• Defeated Giulio Rinaldi (Italy) walk-over
• Defeated Victor Zalazar (Argentina) KO 2
• Defeated Ramón Tapia (Chile) KO 1

1960 (as a Light heavyweight)

• Defeated Ray Cillien (Luxembourg) 5-0
• Lost to Cassius Clay (United States) 0-5