Ján Zachara

Name: Jan Zachara
Hometown: Slovakia
Birthplace: Kubra, Slovakia
Amateur Boxer: Record

Ján Zachara was a Czechoslovakian amateur boxer who won the featherweight gold medal at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic games. Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quaterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen of Finland on points.

Olympic Results

• Defeated Åke Wärnström (Sweden) 3-0
• Defeated Su Bung-Nan (South Korea) 3-0
• Defeated János Erdei (Hungary) 2-1
• Defeated Leonard Leisching (South Africa) 2-1
• Defeated Sergio Caprari (Italy) 2-1