Viktor Miroshnichenko: Soviet Olympic Boxing Silver Medalist
Viktor Vladimirovich Miroshnichenko (1959–2025) was a Soviet boxer who represented the USSR and trained with Dynamo Donetsk. He won the flyweight silver medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, later became European champion, and earned another silver at the 1982 World Championships. Olympedia’s profile records his Olympic career and biography; the Donetsk regional Olympic Committee profile summarizes his national and European titles.
Olympic Silver in Moscow
At the 1980 Olympics, Miroshnichenko competed in the flyweight division (up to 51 kg). He defeated Cuba’s Jorge Hernández, Poland’s Henryk Średnicki, and Hungary’s János Váradi to reach the final. Bulgaria’s Petar Lesov won the gold when the referee stopped their final bout in the second round. Olympedia’s event record documents the bracket and final.
Miroshnichenko switched to bantamweight and won the 1981 European Championship in Tampere. In 1982 he reached the World Championship final in Munich at 54 kg, where American Floyd Favors defeated him for gold. He later won bronze at the 1984 Soviet Championships and retired. The Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine records his weight classes and international medals; the Donetsk regional sports administration’s obituary confirms the 1981, 1982, and 1984 results.
He died on December 6, 2025, aged 66. The video above shows his Olympic final against Lesov. Olympedia records his death and Olympic medal.
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Boxing, Boxing History
