Volodymyr Kolesnyk (Ukrainian: Володимир Колесник; born 16 January 1976), also known as Vladimir Kolesnik, is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer, who competed from 1994 to 2001.[1] As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships, and consecutive bronze at the 2001 Goodwill Games; all in the lightweight division.
Volodymyr Kolesnyk Володимир Колесник | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 16, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Lightweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editVolodymyr Kolesnyk was born in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and studied at the lyceum No.1 named after Vasyl Stefanyk in Kolomyia.[2]
He gratulated the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University.[3]
After his amateur boxing career he heads the Sports Department of the Kolomyia City Council.[4]
Amateur career
editKolesnyk won a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships as a lightweight:
- Defeated Noel Monteith (United Kingdom) 12–6
- Defeated Robert Maczik (Hungary) 15–12
- Defeated Vidas Biciulaitis (Lithuania) 28–19
- Defeated Filip Palic (Croatia) RSCO 3
- Lost to Mario Kindelan (Cuba) 15–29[5]
Kolesnyk won a bronze medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games as a lightweight:
- Defeated Mario Kindelan (Cuba) 12–6
- Lost to Selcuk Aydin (Türkiye) 7–16[6]
Kolesnyk won a gold medal at the 1996 Copenhagen Cup as a lightweight:
- Defeated Robert Osmólski (Poland) 10–1
- Gold Medal match: Defeated Mehmet Erarslan (Denmark) 10–5[7]
Kolesnyk won a gold medal at the 1998 Acropolis Cup as a lightweight:
- Gold Medal match: Defeated Vilmos Balogh (Hungary) 7–4[8]
References
edit- ^ "Vladimir Kolesnik".
- ^ "Колесник Володимир Любомирович".
- ^ "Вице-чемпион мира по боксу Владимир Колесник: "Всем кажется, что страшно получать по голове. Но намного хуже, когда тебе въехали по печени, — тут уж ни вдохнуть, ни выдохнуть"".
- ^ "Володимир Колесник отримав "Ніку"".
- ^ "World Championships - Belfast, Northern Ireland - June 3-10 2001" (PDF).
- ^ "Goodwill Games - Brisbane, Australia - September 6-9 2001".
- ^ "Copenhagen Cup - Copenhagen, Denmark - November 27 - December 1 1996".
- ^ "Acropolis Cup - Athens, Greece - September 1998".
External links
edit- Boxing record for Volodymyr Kolesnyk from BoxRec (registration required)