Pyotr Zayev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pyotr Zayev

Soviet boxer

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1953

Place of Birth: Lipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 29-Nov-2014

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Pyotr Ivanovich Zayev (Russian: ???? ???????? ????; 26 July 1953 - 29 November 2014) was a Russian amateur heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
He lost the final to Teófilo Stevenson.Zayev was trained by his brother.
He won his only Soviet heavyweight title in 1980, finishing second in 1973 and 1975–77, and therefore was never selected for the world or European championships.
He was a career military officer with the Soviet Army and police forces, and retired in the rank of colonel.
He held a PhD in pedagogy.