Aleksandr Zasukhin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksandr Zasukhin

boxer

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1928

Place of Birth: Yekaterinburg, Perm Governorate

Date of Death: 15-Aug-2012

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Aleksandr Fedoseyevich Zasukhin (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ???????, 15 July 1928 – 15 August 2012) was a Soviet boxer who won two silver medals at the European championships of 1953 and 1955.
He competed at the 1952 Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout.
During his career Zasukhin won four national titles (1950, 1954, 1956, 1957) and 165 bouts out of 185.Zasukhin graduated from the Krasnodar Institute of Physical Education, where he defended a PhD in pedagogy and became professor.
In the 1960s he moved to Perm, and later worked as a boxing coach in Bulgaria.
His younger brother Aleksei also won a European silver medal in boxing.