Eduard Zakharov Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eduard Zakharov Biography and Olympic Results . Sports Reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20121104201726/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/eduard-zakharov-1.html . November 4, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Draper Has Staying Power Against Muster in Rome . Los Angeles Times . May 15, 1997 .