Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin (; 24 June 1938 – 4 September 2022)Умер двукратный олимпийский чемпион по боксу Борис Лагутин
was a

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light middleweight boxer. During his career as a boxer, he won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three

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, 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

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. 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 * Round of 32: Bye * Round of 16: Defeated Alhassan Brimah (Ghana) by KO * Quarterfinal: Defeated John Bukowski (Australia) by RSC * Semifinal: Lost to

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(U.S.A.) by decision, 2-3 Tokyo - 1964 * Round of 32: Defeated Paul Hogh (Unified Team of Germany) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: Defeated Jose Chirino (Argentina) by disqualification * Quarterfinal: Defeated Eddie Davies (Ghana) by walkover * Semifinal: Defeated Józef Grzesiak (Poland) by decision, 4-1 * Final: Defeated Joseph Gonzales (France) by decision, 4-1 Mexico - 1968 * Round of 32: Defeated Moisés Fajardo (Spain) by RSC * Round of 16: Defeated Sayed El-Nahas (Egypt) by RSC * Quarterfinal: Defeated Ion Covaci (Romania) by decision, 5-0 * Semifinal: Defeated Günther Meier (West Germany) by decision, 4-1 * Final: Defeated Rolando Garbey (Cuba) by decision, 5-0

Honours and awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

, 3rd and 4th classes *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples () was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in s ...

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" The Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" () is a commemorative medal of the Russian Federation created to denote the 850th anniversary of the city of Moscow. It was established on 26 February 1997 by Presidential Decree � ...

Medal "For Distinguished Labour" The Medal "For Distinguished Labour" () was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour high performances in labour or contributions in the fields of science, culture or the manuf ...

* Honoured Master of Sports

References

Britannica article on Boris Lagutin
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Biography
1938 births 2022 deaths Boxers from Moscow Moscow State University alumni Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Spartak (sports society) sportspeople Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Olympic medalists in boxing Russian male boxers Soviet male boxers Light-middleweight boxers Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub