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Native name | Алексей Иванович Киселёв | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 17 March 1938 Ryazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 June 2005 (aged 67) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksei Ivanovich Kiselyov (Russian : Алексей Иванович Киселёв; 17 March 1938 – 19 June 2005) was a Russian boxer. Competing for the Soviet Union in light-heavyweight and middleweight divisions he won silver medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and at the 1967 European championships, losing all three finals by a close decision. [1] He won the World Army Championships in 1958, 1961, 1962 and 1966. [2] Kiselyov was an aggressive southpaw boxer who won many bouts by a strong counterattacking blow to the body with his left hand. [3]
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