Boris Lagutin Explained

Boris Lagutin
Realname:Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin
Birth Date:24 June 1938
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin (Russian: Борис Николаевич Лагутин; 24 June 1938 – 4 September 2022)[1] was a Soviet light middleweight boxer. During his career as a boxer, he won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three Olympic Games, including two golds, in 1964 and 1968. Lagutin also won at European championships in 1961 and 1963 and at USSR championships in 1959, 1961–64 and 1968. Lagutin was born in Moscow. Until 1967 he trained at VSS Trud, then - at VSS Spartak. During the period of failures, that followed the 1964 Olympics, Lagutin was removed from the USSR team roster. Along with his trainer Vladimir Trenin Lagutin managed to find causes of his losses and earned USSR and Olympic Champion titles again in 1968.

Olympic results

Rome - 1960

Tokyo - 1964

Mexico - 1968

Honours and awards

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.sport-interfax.ru/860700 Умер двукратный олимпийский чемпион по боксу Борис Лагутин