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
1973 Belgrade Light heavyweight
World Championships
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.
  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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