Ján Zachara

Czechoslovak boxer
Ján Zachara

Zachara in 1952
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Featherweight

Ján Zachara (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjaːn ˈzaxara]; born 27 August 1928) is a former Czechoslovak boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen of Finland on points. He was born in Kubrá, a borough of Trenčín, present-day Slovakia.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ján Zachara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

External links

  • Ján Zachara at databaseOlympics.com[permanent dead link]
  • Ján Zachara at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
  • Ján Zachara at Olympics.com
  • Ján Zachara at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech) Edit this at Wikidata
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1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg) · 1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg) · 1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg) · 1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg) · 1948: 54–58 kg · 1952–2008: 54–57kg · 2020–: 53–57 kg
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