Eduard Zakharov | |
Weight: | 150 lbs (68 kg) |
Height: | 5'10" (178 cm) |
Birth Date: | 10 January 1975 |
Birth Place: | Ukhta, Respublika Komi, Russia |
Death Place: | Ukhta, Respublika Komi, Russia |
Eduard Zakharov (Russian: Эдуард Фёдорович Захаров; 10 January 1975 - 13 May 1997),[1] with the full name Eduard Fyodorovich Zakharov, was a male boxer from Russia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the men's light-welterweight division ( - 63,5 kg) by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Héctor Vinent.
On 13 May 1997 Zakharov died from stab wounds in Ukhta, [2] at the age of 22.