Aleksandr Koshkin
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Aleksandr Nikolayevich•Koshkin |
| Used name | Aleksandr•Koshkin |
| Original name | Александр Николаевич•Кошкин |
| Born | 13 June 1959 in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS) |
| Died | 16 October 2012 (aged 53 years 4 months 3 days) |
| Measurements | 179 cm / 71 kg |
| Affiliations | Trudovye Rezervy |
| NOC |  Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Russian Federation |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Besides his Olympic silver medal, Aleksandr Koshkin was the World light-middleweight champion in 1982, European light-middleweight champion in 1981, won silver at the 1979 World Cup, won a Soviet welterweight title in 1979, and a Soviet Championships light-middleweight silver in 1980. Koshkin also participated at the 1979 European Championships in welterweight, where he lost his quarter-final bout to West German Ernst Müller. After his boxing career, Koshkin worked as a boxing coach with Dynamo Moskva.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Boxing | URS |
RUS |
Aleksandr Koshkin | |||
| Light-Middleweight, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver |