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]
 Zachara in 1952 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  Czechoslovakia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Helsinki | Featherweight |
Olympic results
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- Ján Zachara at databaseOlympics.com[permanent dead link]
- Ján Zachara at Olympedia
- Ján Zachara at Olympics.com
- Ján Zachara at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
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