Algirdas Šocikas
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Boxing | ||
Competitor for  Soviet Union
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| European Amateur Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1953 Warsaw | Heavyweight |
| | 1955 West Berlin | Heavyweight |
Algirdas Šocikas (May 14, 1928 – November 21, 2012) was a Soviet Lithuanian boxer.[1]
Šocikas was born in Žalias Ostempas, Lithuania. He won the European Amateur Boxing Championships in the Heavyweight division twice: at Warsaw 1953 [2] and West Berlin 1955.[3] He participated in the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
He won the Soviet championship six times (1950-1954, and 1956), the Lithuanian championship six times (1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956) and the Baltic championship three times (1948, 1950, 1952). He died, aged 84, in Kaunas, Lithuania, and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mirė legendinis Lietuvos boksininkas A.Šocikas - DELFI Žinios". Sportas.delfi.lt. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ↑ 10th European Championships
- ↑ 11th European Championships
- ↑ "Ringo džentelmenas A. Šocikas palydėtas į paskutinę kelionę" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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