Sergei Sivko
Personal information
Born7 June 1940
Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died10 November 1966 (aged 26)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubTrudovye Rezervy
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome -51 kg
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Belgrade -54 kg

Sergey Aleksandrovich Sivko (Russian: Сергей Александрович Сивко, 7 June 1940 – 10 November 1966) was a Russian amateur boxer. In 1960 he won the Soviet flyweight title and an Olympic silver medal. Next year he moved to the bantamweight division and won the Soviet and European titles. He died aged 26 in 1966. Since 1975, an annual boxing tournament has been held in his honor in Moscow.[1]

References

  1. Sergei Sivko. Sports-reference


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