Oleg Korotaev

Oleg Korotaev
Born (1949-09-04) 4 September 1949
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died12 January 1994(1994-01-12) (aged 44)
New York, U.S.
Nationality Soviet Union
 Russia
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade Light heavyweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1974 Havana Light heavyweight

Oleg Korotaev (4 September 1949[1] – 12 January 1994) was a Soviet-Russian boxer.

Life and career

Korotaev was born in Sverdlovsk.[2] He was a boxing instructor.[3][a]

Korotaev competed at the 1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the light heavyweight event.[4] He also competed at the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the same event.[5]

Later, Korotaev was involved in criminal activities and had two convictions. In 1992 he emigrated to the USA.[6][7]

Korotaev was murdered on 12 January 1994 in New York, at the age of 44.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Korotaev was a boxing instructor at age 25 in 1975

References

  1. ^ Huseynov, Mikayil (13 October 2020). ""Меня убьют сегодня". Русский Танк предсказал свою смерть в далёком Нью-Йорке". Championat (in Russian). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ "С пьедестала в тюрьму. Драма боксёра, который мог стать легендой СССР". Life.ru (in Russian). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Russian boxers at Felt tonight". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. 27 January 1975. p. 30. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ "1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships Results", European Amateur Boxing Championships
  5. ^ "1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships Results", IBA World Boxing Championships
  6. ^ "Коротаев Олег Георгиевич — советский боксёр, не менее известен как российский криминальный авторитет первой половины 1990-х годов". ТВТ-Москва. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023.
  7. ^ "С пьедестала в тюрьму. Драма боксёра, который мог стать легендой СССР". Life.ru (in Russian). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ Schmalleger, Frank (1996). Criminology Today. Prentice Hall. p. 308. ISBN 9780132918244 – via Google Books.
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