Yury Radonyak

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameYury Mikhaylovich•Radonyak
Used nameYury•Radonyak
Original nameЮрий Михайлович•Радоняк
Born8 October 1935 in Grozny, Chechenskaya Respublika (RUS)
Died28 March 2013 (aged 77 years 5 months 20 days) in Moskva (Moscow), Moskva (RUS)
Measurements167 cm / 59 kg
AffiliationsCSKA Moskva, Moskva (RUS)
NOC Soviet Union
Nationality Russian Federation
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

During his career as a boxer, Yury Radonyak won the 1960 Olympic welterweight silver, a Soviet title in 1960 and silver in 1958 and also won gold at the 1958 World Army Championships. Radonyak finished his boxing career in 1962 with a record of 197 wins out of 226 bouts. After his boxing career, Radonyak worked as a boxing coach, coaching CSKA Moskva from 1962-73. From 1973-76, Radonyak was head coach of the Soviet national boxing team, and was also head coach of the Soviet 1972 and 1976 Olympic boxing teams.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1960 Summer Olympics Boxing URS RUS Yury Radonyak
Welterweight, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver