Viktor Rybakov
Viktor Georgijewitsch Rybakov (Russian: Виктор Георгиевич Рыбаков; born May 26, 1956 in Magadan ) is a former Soviet boxer. He won at the Olympic Games in 1976 and 1980 respectively a bronze medal and was a three time European champions of the amateurs in the bantam, feather and lightweight.
Career
Viktor Rybakov grew because his parents did not care about him, to a children's home near Magadan. As a child, he was active in the usual sports of football, basketball and hockey. At 15, he began boxing and was shaped by his coach Gennadi Ryzhkov to the Junior Champion of the Far East. He belonged to the sports organization " Trud ".
In 1974 he was a Soviet Junior Champion ( U-20 ) flyweight ( class to 51 kg body weight) and was nominated for the European Junior Championships in Kiev. In Kiev he triumphed over Csaba Csordas from Hungary by technical knockout in the second round, Nita Roba from Romania on points and Zoran Stefanowics from Yugoslavia by knockout in the first round. In the final he defeated then also Ilja Ganuschew from Bulgaria on points and was European junior flyweight champion.
In 1975, Viktor Rybakov launched for the first time in the championship of the USSR. He started there in the bantamweight ( up to 54 kg body weight) and won with one point win over Felix Pak his first Soviet title. At the European Championship in Katowice Viktor Rybakov was also in excellent shape. He defeated in the second round of the French defending champion Aldo Cosentino by knockout in the first round and then beat Kemal Sonunur from Turkey and Milan Piskac from Czechoslovakia respectively sure on points. In the final battle he had to fight hard but to be able to defeat almost Chacho Andreykowski from Bulgaria 3-2 judges' votes on points can.
In 1976, Viktor Rybakov brought by a points victory over David Torosyan his second Soviet champion bantamweight title, which he had the right to start at the Olympic Games this year, won in Montreal. In Montreal, he won over Alfred Siame from Zambia, Hitoshi Ishagaki from Japan and Stefan Förster from the GDR to points, with the victory over Rangers 3-2 judges' votes failed me extremely scarce. In the semifinals, he encountered the US-Boy Charles Mooney, whom he defeated with 1:4 judges' votes. He had won a bronze medal.
As of the 1977 Viktor Rybakov started featherweight ( class to 57 kg body weight). He won at the Soviet Championship this year with a victory in the fight for victory over Anatoly Volkov in this new weight class the championship. At the European Championships this year in Halle / Saale, he first gained two victories over Bratislav Ristic from Yugoslavia and Francis Tripp from France, before he was defeated in the semi-final against Richard Nowakowski from the GDR with 1:4 judges' votes and had to be satisfied with the EM- bronze.
Viktor Rybakov, in the meantime belonged to the Red Army and was stationed in Moscow, where Artyom Lavrov had become his coach, launched in 1977 also at the 13th championship of the Warsaw Pact armies in Havana and brought there the feat in the finale of the spring weight to to defeat Cuban lace boxer Angel Herrera on points.
In 1978, Viktor Rybakov again Soviet featherweight champion. He defeated Victor Demjanenko fight for victory. In the same year the second world championship of amateur boxers took place in Belgrade. Viktor Rybakov was also here at the start and defeated Weer shaft Saturngrun from Thailand by termination in the 2nd round and Chacho Andreykowski by knockout in the first round. In the quarterfinals, he met with the support of the audience beyond themselves monitored Yugoslavs Bratislav Ristic and subject to that on points. He remained so at this World Cup without a medal.
Also in 1979, Viktor Rybakov Soviet featherweight champion and went in May this year at the European Championships in Cologne at the start. In featherweight he won it in the second round over Michael Holmes from Ireland and in the quarterfinals on Rudi Fink on points from the GDR. In the semifinals, he won over the poles Kazimirz Przybylski by demolition in the 3rd round and in the final he beat Chacho Andreykowski as with the 1978 World Cup in the first round ko He won for the second time European champion. After the European Championship was held in New York in the first World Cup. The number of participants was limited. Viktor Rybakov won there in the semifinals on Luis Garcia from Venezuela on points and lost the final against Bernard Taylor from the U.S. to points.
With the victory at the Soviet Championship 1980 featherweight to Viktor Rybakov again qualified for the Olympic Games this year, which took place in Moscow. But even in Moscow failed Viktor Rybakov of Olympic victory. Although he defeated Daniel Londas from France, Peter Hanlon from the UK and Chacho Andreykowski on points, but had to be in the semifinals Rudi Fink, whom he had defeated in the previous year, beaten with 1:4 judges' votes against and therefore again received a bronze medal.
1981 lacked Viktor Rybakov at the Soviet Championship. But he was still employed at the European Championships in Tampere. He started there in the lightweight ( up to 60 kg body weight) and also convinced in this weight class. He had to deny it but five heavy fighting within ten days. First, he got the better of Manfred Findenig from Austria on points. With the same result, he also beat Rene Weller from Pforzheim. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Yordan Leskov from Bulgaria on points and in the semifinals he won Vesa Wiik from Finland by termination in the 2nd round. In the final, he then succeeded a clear points victory over the Italians Carlo Russolillo. It was his third European title in the third weight class (1975 bantamweight, featherweight 1979, 1981 Lightweight ).
Viktor Rybakov started then also at the 2nd World Cup, which was held in 1981 in Montreal. He suggested doing Yoo Hyun Lee, Korea and Luis Garcia from Venezuela and met in the finals back to Angel Herrera, who this time could turn the Spies and won on points. Viktor Rybakov finished in 2nd place. This was his last start at an international championship, which only a start followed at the Soviet Championship in 1982, when he won the Soviet Championship title for the seventh time.
The end of 1982 Viktor Rybakov resigned. He had completed a coach training and soon came as manager of the group of Soviet troops in Germany ( GSTD ), where he was stationed in Schwerin. In 1985, he was sentenced to six years in prison for breach of exchange control or commercial provisions, but was released in 1988. In 1990 he went to the United States, but he soon returned to Russia. Today he is Vice - President of the Russian boxing federation.