Ján Zachara
Czechoslovak boxer
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| Intro | Czechoslovak boxer | |
| A.K.A. | Jan Zachara | |
| A.K.A. | Jan Zachara | |
| Places | Slovakia Czech Republic | |
| is | Athlete Boxer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 27 August 1928, Trenčín, Slovakia | |
| Age | 96 years | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Biography
Ján Zachara ([ˈjaːn ˈzaxaɾa]; born 27 August 1928) is a former Czechoslovak boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen of Finland on points. He was born in Kubrá, a borough of Trenčín, present-day Slovakia.
Olympic results
- Defeated Åke Wärnström (Sweden) 3-0
- Defeated Su Bung-Nan (South Korea) 3-0
- Defeated János Erdei (Hungary) 2-1
- Defeated Leonard Leisching (South Africa) 2-1
- Defeated Sergio Caprari (Italy) 2-1