Ján Zachara

Czechoslovak boxer

Ján Zachara (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈjaːn ˈzaxara]; 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.^[1]

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

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ján Zachara". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

External links

• Ján Zachara at databaseOlympics.com^{[permanent dead link]}
• Ján Zachara at Olympedia
• Ján Zachara at Olympics.com
• Ján Zachara at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)