Shamil Sabirov

Shamil Sabirov

Sabirov (left) at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	4 April 1959 (1959-04-04) (age 59) Karpinsk, Russia
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Trud
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow -48 kg European Amateur Championships 1979 Cologne -48 kg 1981 Tampere -48 kg

Shamil Altaevich Sabirov (Russian: Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров, born 4 April 1959) is a retired Russian light-flyweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 1979 European Championships and 1980 Olympics, becoming the only boxing champion from the Soviet Union at the Moscow Olympics.^[1]

Sabirov took up boxing in 1973 and retired in 1985 with a record of 160 wins in 180 bouts. He graduated from an institute of physical education and holds a PhD in pedagogy. After retiring from competitions he mostly worked as a boxing coach and referee. In 2006 he started a career in politics as a member of the Russian party Rodina.^[1]

1980 Olympic record

Below are the results of Shamil Sabirov, a light flyweight boxer from the Soviet union, who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

• Round of 32: bye
• Round of 16: defeated Joao Manuel Miguel (Puerto Rico) on points, 5-0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Dietmer Geilich (East Germany) on points, 4-1
• Semifinal: defeated Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) on points, 5-0
• Final: defeated Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points, 3-2 (won gold medal)

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