Viktor Mednov - Revision history

Matt at 23:24, 19 January 2010

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	'''Viktor Mednov''' was the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad. Mednov had survived a difficult second-round bout with Francisc Ambrus of Romania, in which both boxers were badly cut, with Mednov prevailing when the referee stopped the bout, due to injuries sustained by both boxers, and awarded the fight to Mednov. Mednov was able to catch a break in his semi-final bout, when his opponent [[Erkki Mallenius]] had to withdraw with a hand injury. In the final he was defeated by Chuck Adkins on a 2-1 decision, entering the bout with stitches over both eyes. Mednov's bout with Adkins was notable, as it was the first boxing match ever fought between boxers from the United States and the Soviet Union.		'''Viktor Mednov''' (27 November 1927 - 22 June 2009) was the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad. Mednov had survived a difficult second-round bout with Francisc Ambrus of Romania, in which both boxers were badly cut, with Mednov prevailing when the referee stopped the bout, due to injuries sustained by both boxers, and awarded the fight to Mednov. Mednov was able to catch a break in his semi-final bout, when his opponent [[Erkki Mallenius]] had to withdraw with a hand injury. In the final he was defeated by Chuck Adkins on a 2-1 decision, entering the bout with stitches over both eyes. Mednov's bout with Adkins was notable, as it was the first boxing match ever fought between boxers from the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Matt at 16:16, 1 June 2007

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	Viktor Mednov was the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad. Mednov had survived a difficult second-round bout with Ambrus of Romania, in which both boxers were badly cut, with Mednov prevailing when the referee stopped the bout, due to injuries sustained by both boxers, and awarded the fight to Mednov. Mednov was able to catch a break in his semi-final bout, when his opponent [[Erkki Mallenius]] had to withdraw with a hand injury. In the final he was defeated by Chuck Adkins on a 2-1 decision, entering the bout with stitches over both eyes. Mednov's bout with Adkins was notable, as it was the first boxing match ever fought between boxers from the United States and the Soviet Union.		'''Viktor Mednov''' was the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad. Mednov had survived a difficult second-round bout with Francisc Ambrus of Romania, in which both boxers were badly cut, with Mednov prevailing when the referee stopped the bout, due to injuries sustained by both boxers, and awarded the fight to Mednov. Mednov was able to catch a break in his semi-final bout, when his opponent [[Erkki Mallenius]] had to withdraw with a hand injury. In the final he was defeated by Chuck Adkins on a 2-1 decision, entering the bout with stitches over both eyes. Mednov's bout with Adkins was notable, as it was the first boxing match ever fought between boxers from the United States and the Soviet Union.

	Source: ''The Complete Book of the Olympics''		== Olympic results ==
			*Defeated [[Norman Jones]] (Australia) TKO 2
			*Defeated [[Francisc Ambrus]] (Romania) won by injury
			*Defeated [[Rene Weismann]] (France) 3-0
			*Defeated [[Erkki Mallenius]] (Finland) walk-over
			*Lost to [[Chuck Adkins]] (United States) 1-2

			== Source ==
			''The Complete Book of the Olympics''

	[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists\|Mednov, Viktor]]		[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists\|Mednov, Viktor]]
	[[Category:1952 Olympians\|Mednov, Viktor]]		[[Category:1952 Olympians\|Mednov, Viktor]]
	[[Category:Soviet Olympians\|Mednov, Viktor]]		[[Category:Soviet Olympians\|Mednov, Viktor]]

Matt at 18:52, 16 February 2007

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	Viktor Mednov was the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad. Mednov had survived a difficult second-round bout with Ambrus of Romania, in which both boxers were badly cut, with Mednov prevailing when the referee stopped the bout, due to injuries sustained by both boxers, and awarded the fight to Mednov. Mednov was able to catch a break in his semi-final bout, when his opponent [[Erkki Mallenius]] had to withdraw with a hand injury. In the final he was defeated by Chuck Adkins on a 2-1 decision, entering the bout with stitches over both eyes. Mednov's bout with Adkins was notable, as it was the first boxing match ever fought ~~betweeen~~ boxers from the United States and the Soviet Union.		Viktor Mednov was the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad. Mednov had survived a difficult second-round bout with Ambrus of Romania, in which both boxers were badly cut, with Mednov prevailing when the referee stopped the bout, due to injuries sustained by both boxers, and awarded the fight to Mednov. Mednov was able to catch a break in his semi-final bout, when his opponent [[Erkki Mallenius]] had to withdraw with a hand injury. In the final he was defeated by Chuck Adkins on a 2-1 decision, entering the bout with stitches over both eyes. Mednov's bout with Adkins was notable, as it was the first boxing match ever fought between boxers from the United States and the Soviet Union.

	Source: ''The Complete Book of the Olympics''		Source: ''The Complete Book of the Olympics''

	[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists\|Mednov, Viktor]]		[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists\|Mednov, Viktor]]
	[[Category:1952 Olympians\|Mednov, Viktor]]		[[Category:1952 Olympians\|Mednov, Viktor]][[Category:Russian Olympians\|Mednov, Viktor]]

Matt at 04:12, 9 November 2005

2005-11-09T04:12:32Z

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Viktor Mednov was the Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) Olympic Silver Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad. Mednov had survived a difficult second-round bout with Ambrus of Romania, in which both boxers were badly cut, with Mednov prevailing when the referee stopped the bout, due to injuries sustained by both boxers, and awarded the fight to Mednov. Mednov was able to catch a break in his semi-final bout, when his opponent [[Erkki Mallenius]] had to withdraw with a hand injury. In the final he was defeated by Chuck Adkins on a 2-1 decision, entering the bout with stitches over both eyes. Mednov's bout with Adkins was notable, as it was the first boxing match ever fought betweeen boxers from the United States and the Soviet Union.

Source: ''The Complete Book of the Olympics''

[[Category:Olympic Silver Medalists|Mednov, Viktor]]
[[Category:1952 Olympians|Mednov, Viktor]]