Aleksandr Leonov (Russian: Александр Леонов; born July 17, 1978) is a boxer from Russia, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Aleksandr Leonov
Personal information
BornJuly 17, 1978 (1978-07-17) (age 45)
Moscow, Russia
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Russia
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Tampere Light Welterweight

Leonov is best known for winning the gold medal at 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division. In the final he defeated Bulgaria's Dimitar Stilianov.

References edit

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Leonov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.