Ričardas Tamulis
Ričardas Tamulis (22 July 1938 – 22 April 2008) was an amateur Lithuanian welterweight boxer who won the European title in 1961, 1963 and 1965 and an Olympic silver medal in 1964.
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Born | 22 July 1938 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 April 2008 (aged 69) Jonava, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tamulis took up boxing in 1953 and won the Soviet welterweight title in 1959, 1961–62, 1964 and 1966, placing third in 1963 and 1967. He retired in 1967 with a record of 243 wins in 257 bouts and later coached boxers at his native club Žalgiris Kaunas. In the 1990s he was also active in Lithuanian politics.[1] He died aged 69 after falling from an eighth-floor balcony.[2]
References
- Ričardas Tamulis. Sports-reference
- В Литве погиб знаменитый советский боксёр. Одна из версий гибели – убийство. newsru.ua (22 April 2008)
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