Algirdas Šocikas Explained

Birth Date:14 May 1928
Birth Place:Žalias Ostempas, Lithuania
Death Date:21 November 2012 (aged 84)
Death Place:Kaunas, Lithuania
Sport:Boxing
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Algirdas Šocikas (14 May 1928 – 21 November 2012) was a Lithuanian amateur heavyweight boxer who won the European title in 1953 and 1955 and finished fifth at the 1952 Olympics.[1] He won six Soviet (1950–1954, 1956), six Lithuanian (1947–1948, 1951–1953, 1956) and three Baltic championships (1948, 1950, 1952). After retiring in 1957 he worked as a boxing coach in Kaunas and raised the Olympic medalists Ričardas Tamulis and Jonas Čepulis, among others. He died in Kaunas, aged 84, and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mirė legendinis Lietuvos boksininkas A.Šocikas – DELFI Žinios . Sportas.delfi.lt . 23 November 2012.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418103734/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/algirdas-socikas-1.html Algirdas Šocikas
  3. Web site: Ringo džentelmenas A. Šocikas palydėtas į paskutinę kelionę . 25 November 2012. lt.