Maksym Volodymyrovych Tretyak (born 5 November 1984 in

Vinnytsia Vinnytsia ( ; , ) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug. It serves as the administrative centre, administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast. It is the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. It also s ...

) is a

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from

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. Tretyak competed at the

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and lost in the quarterfinals of the men's bantamweight division (– 54 kg) to bronze medalist

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of Azerbaijan. Tretyak qualified for the Athens Games by finishing 2nd at the

1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from March 30 to April 4, 2004 during the annual Strandjata Boxing Tournament. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Europe to qualify for the 2004 Su ...

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, losing to Hungary's

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