Roman Kapitonenko

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Roman Kapitonenko
Personal information
Full nameРоман Капітоненко
NationalityFlag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Born (1981-01-21) January 21, 1981 (age 42)
Shostka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Super Heavyweight
Medal record
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Liverpool Super Heavyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Moscow Super Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Milan Super Heavyweight

Roman Kapitanenko (born January 21, 1981) is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the bronze medal at the European Championships 2008. He benefitted from Vyacheslav Glazkov's decision to turn pro. He beat Vladimir Prusa and Yousef Abdelghani before losing his semifinal 4:6 to Kubrat Pulev.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeated Erislandy Savón and Zhang Zhilei, but lost the final to Roberto Cammarelle.

He won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships at Moscow, Russia after he lost to Viktor Zuyev from Belarus in the Semifinals.

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