Pyotr Ivanovich Zayev (russian: Пётр Иванович Заев; 26 July 1953 − 29 November 2014) was a Russian heavyweight

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who won a silver medal at the

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, losing the final to

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.Pyotr Zayev
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rusboxing.ru Zayev was trained by his brother. He won Soviet heavyweight titles in 1975 and 1980, finishing second in 1973, 1974, 1976, and 1977. He was not selected for World or European championships prior to 1980. After his boxing career ended, he went on to become a career military officer with the Soviet Army and police forces, and retired in the rank of

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. He held a PhD in

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1980 Olympic results

Below is the record of Pyotr Zayev, a heavyweight boxer from the Soviet union, who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated Azis Salihu (Yugoslavia) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: defeated Francesco Damiani (Italy) by decision, 5-0 * Semifinal: defeated Jurgen Franghanel (East Germany) by decision, 5-0 * Final: lost to Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded silver medal)

Exhibition boxing record

References

1953 births 2014 deaths Soviet male boxers Olympic boxers of the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Heavyweight boxers Olympic medalists in boxing Russian male boxers Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Voronezh Oblast {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub