Ján Zachara

Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing Czechoslovakia

Ján Zachara (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjaːn ˈzaxaɾa]; born 27 August 1928) is a former Czechoslovak boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen of Finland on points. He was born in Kubrá, a borough of Trenčín, present-day Slovakia.[1]

Ján Zachara 1952

Olympic results

Defeated Åke Wärnström (Sweden) 3-0
Defeated Su Bung-Nan (South Korea) 3-0
Defeated János Erdei (Hungary) 2-1
Defeated Leonard Leisching (South Africa) 2-1
Defeated Sergio Caprari (Italy) 2-1

References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ján Zachara Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

External links

Olympic DB

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ján Zachara Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.