Vadim Yemelyanov

Vadim Mikhaylovich Yemelyanov (Russian: Вадим Михайлович Емельянов, 25 April 1942 – 27 May 1977) was a Soviet heavyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics.

He never held a national title, placing second-third in 1961, 1965 and 1967, but was successful internationally, winning the European Cup and the World Army Championships in 1963.

At the 1964 Olympics he lost in a semifinal to the eventual winner Joe Frazier.

[1] Below are the results of Vadim Yemelyanov, a heavyweight boxer who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.

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