Albert Aleksandrovich Pakeyev, or Albert Pakeev, (; born July 4, 1968) is a

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who won the bronze medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the

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. He won the title at the

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Biography and career

Pakeyev's first couch was Mikhail Berko.

Olympic results

*Defeated Richard Sunee (Mauritius) 8-1 *Defeated Borniface Muluka (Zambia) 13-4 *Defeated Daniel Reyes (Colombia) 13-13 *Lost to Maikro Romero (Cuba) 6-12

References

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