Vyacheslav Yanovskiy
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Light Welterweight
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Havana Light Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Turin Light Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Budapest Light Welterweight

Vyacheslav Evgenevich Yanovskiy (Russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Яновский sometimes spelt Viatcheslav Ianovski, born August 24, 1957, in Vitebsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian boxer who won a Light Welterweight Gold Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR. He began boxing at the age of 13. In 1988 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. During his amateur career he trained at Dynamo in Vitebsk.

1988 Olympic results

  • Round of 64: Defeated Søren Søndergaard (Denmark) referee stopped contest in second round
  • Round o 32: Defeated Rashid Matumla (Tanzania) referee stopped contest in third round
  • Round of 16: Defeated Ludovic Proto (France) on points, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Anthony Mwamba (Zambia) on points, 5-0
  • Semifinal: Defeated Reiner Gies (West Germany) first-round knockout
  • Final: Defeated Grahame Cheney (Australia) on points, 5-0 (won gold medal)

Pro career

Yanovskiy turned professional in 1990 and did not lose in his first 26 fights. In 1995, he was KO'd by journeyman Edwin Murillo and got retired in 1997 with a career record of 30-1-1.


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