Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Володимир Колесник
Born (1976-01-16) January 16, 1976
Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Men's amateur boxing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Belfast Lightweight
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place2001 BrisbaneLightweight

Volodymyr Kolesnyk (Ukrainian: Володимир Колесник; born 16 January 1976), also known as Vladimir Kolesnik, is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer, who competed from 1994 to 2001.[1] As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships, and consecutive bronze at the 2001 Goodwill Games; all in the lightweight division.

Biography

Volodymyr Kolesnyk was born in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and studied at the lyceum No.1 named after Vasyl Stefanyk in Kolomyia.[2]

He gratulated the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University.[3]

After his amateur boxing career he heads the Sports Department of the Kolomyia City Council.[4]

Amateur career

Kolesnyk won a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships as a lightweight:

  • Defeated Noel Monteith (United Kingdom) 12–6
  • Defeated Robert Maczik (Hungary) 15–12
  • Defeated Vidas Biciulaitis (Lithuania) 28–19
  • Defeated Filip Palic (Croatia) RSCO 3
  • Lost to Mario Kindelan (Cuba) 15–29[5]

Kolesnyk won a bronze medal at the 2001 Goodwill Games as a lightweight:

Kolesnyk won a gold medal at the 1996 Copenhagen Cup as a lightweight:

  • Defeated Robert Osmólski (Poland) 10–1
  • Gold Medal match: Defeated Mehmet Erarslan (Denmark) 10–5[7]

Kolesnyk won a gold medal at the 1998 Acropolis Cup as a lightweight:

  • Gold Medal match: Defeated Vilmos Balogh (Hungary) 7–4[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Vladimir Kolesnik".
  2. ↑ "Колесник Володимир Любомирович".
  3. ↑ "Вице-чемпион мира по боксу Владимир Колесник: "Всем кажется, что страшно получать по голове. Но намного хуже, когда тебе въехали по печени, — тут уж ни вдохнуть, ни выдохнуть"".
  4. ↑ "Володимир Колесник отримав "Ніку"".
  5. ↑ "World Championships - Belfast, Northern Ireland - June 3-10 2001" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Goodwill Games - Brisbane, Australia - September 6-9 2001".
  7. ↑ "Copenhagen Cup - Copenhagen, Denmark - November 27 - December 1 1996".
  8. ↑ "Acropolis Cup - Athens, Greece - September 1998".
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