SPORT & NOTE
Danas Pozniakas

Male, Amateur

(was born as Dan Pozniak)
Light-Heavyweight, Soviet Union, Vilnius, Lithuania
Born: 19 October 1939, Tolchak, Białystok, Poland
Died: 4 February 2005, Vilnius, Lithuania
Height: 6ft, mt 1,83
Weight: 81 kg
Stance: Orthodox

In the 1950s Pozniak moved to Vilnus, Lithuania, where he took up boxing

as an amateur:
1963 Moscow, Soviet Union, European Championships light-heavyweight silver medal
1964 Khabarovsk, Soviet Union Championships light-heavyweight 3rd place
1965 Berlin, Germany, European light-heavyweight champion
1967 Roma, Italy, European light-heavyweight champion
1968 Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games light-heavyweight gold medal
1969 Bucharest, Romania, European light-heavyweight champion


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1963
Moscow, Soviet Union, European Championships silver medal, 81 kg
+ May 27Jan LubbersMoscow, Soviet Union WPTS 3
+ May 29Stefan CojanMoscow, Soviet Union WDQ 3
+ May 31Bernard ThebaultMoscow, Soviet Union WPTS 3
- June 2Zbigniew PietrzykowskiMoscow, Soviet Union LTKO-I 3
Łódź, Poland, Dual Match Poland vs Soviet Union, 81 kg
- Dec. 20Zbigniew PietrzykowskiŁódź, Poland LPTS 2:1
1964
Moscow, Soviet Union, Dual Match Soviet Union vs Poland, 81 kg
+ Jan. 26Eugeniusz LasekMoscow, Soviet Union WKO 2
Khabarovsk, Soviet Union, Soviet Union Championships 3rd place, 81 kg
- June 27Yuri KonoplevKhabarovsk, Soviet Union LPTS 3
1965
Moscow, Soviet Union, Soviet Union Championships winner, 81 kg
+ Mar. 21Yuriy KonoplevMoscow, Soviet Union WPTS 3
+ Mar. 23Anatoliy ButkoMoscow, Soviet Union WPTS 3
+ Mar. 25Alexey KiselevMoscow, Soviet Union WPTS 3
East Berlin, East Germany, European Championships gold medal, 81 kg
+ May 23Soeren NielsenEast Berlin, East Germany WTKO 1
+ May 25Istvan EdoecsEast Berlin, East Germany WTKO 3
+ May 27Bela HorvathEast Berlin, East Germany WKO 1
+ May 29Peter GerberEast Berlin, East Germany WPTS 3
1966
No results recorded
1967
Sydney, Australia, Dual Match Australia vs Soviet Union, 81 kg
+ Apr. 6Doug HargreavesSydney, Australia WKO 2
+ Apr. 13Hans WagnerSydney, Australia WTKO 1
Roma, Italy, European Championships gold medal, 81 kg
+ May 27Hans-Joachim BrauskeRoma, Italy WAB 3
+ May 29Rudi LubbersRoma, Italy WPTS 3
+ May 31Ion MoneaRoma, Italy WTKO 2
+ June 2Peter GerberRoma, Italy WPTS 3
Moscow, Soviet Union, Soviet Union Championships winner, 81 kg
+ Aug. 1V. MinakovMoscow, Soviet Union WPTS 3
+ Aug. 3Alexey KiselevMoscow, Soviet Union WPTS 3
1968
Leninakan, Soviet Union, Soviet Union Championships winner, 81 kg
+ July 14Vytautas BingalisLeninakan, Soviet Union WPTS 3
+ July 16Alexey KiselevLeninakan, Soviet Union WPTS 3
Mexico City, Mexico, Olympic Games gold medal, 81 kg
+ Oct. 18Gregorio AldamaMexico City, Mexico WKO 2
+ Oct. 20Juergen SchlegelMexico City, Mexico WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 24Georgi StankovMexico City, Mexico WPTS 5:0
+ Oct. 26Ion MoneaMexico City, Mexico WWO
1969
Bucharest, Romania, European Championships gold medal, 81 kg
+ June 4Jan-Olof OsterBucharest, Romania WPTS 3
+ June 6Ralf JensenBucharest, Romania WTKO 3
+ June 8Ion MoneaBucharest, Romania WPTS 3

No professional record

 

Summary

Total bouts: 0, Won: 0 (0 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0