Vladimir Grigoryevich Stolnikov (, 12 March 1934 – 30 March 1990) was a Russian amateur flyweight boxer who won two medals at the European championships in 1959 and 1961. He competed at the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

, but lost in the third bout to the eventual winner

Terence Spinks Terence George Spinks Order of the British Empire, MBE (28 February 1938 – 26 April 2012) was an English Boxing, boxer, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Aus ...

. Stolnikov took up boxing at the age 14 and won the national flyweight title in 1955 and 1957-58. He retired in 1961 with a record of 161 wins out of 186 bouts.

1956 Olympic results

Below are the results of Vladimir Stolnikov, a flyweight boxer from the Soviet union who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Edgar Basel (West Germany) on points * Round of 16: defeated Salvatore Burruni (Italy) on points * Quarterfinal: lost to Terrence Spinks (Great Britain) on points

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