Volodymyr Kolesnyk Explained

Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Weight:Lightweight
Height:1.76 m
Nationality:Ukrainian
Birth Date:January 16, 1976
Birth Place:Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Style:Orthodox

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.

Biography

Volodymyr 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

Kolesnyk won a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships as a lightweight:

Kolesnyk won a bronze medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games as a lightweight:

Kolesnyk won a gold medal at the 1996 Copenhagen Cup as a lightweight:

Kolesnyk won a gold medal at the 1998 Acropolis Cup as a lightweight:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vladimir Kolesnik .
  2. Web site: Колесник Володимир Любомирович .
  3. Web site: 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" .
  4. Web site: Володимир Колесник отримав "Ніку" .
  5. Web site: World Championships - Belfast, Northern Ireland - June 3-10 2001 .
  6. Web site: Goodwill Games - Brisbane, Australia - September 6-9 2001 .
  7. Web site: Copenhagen Cup - Copenhagen, Denmark - November 27 - December 1 1996 .
  8. Web site: Acropolis Cup - Athens, Greece - September 1998 .