Ričardas Tamulis (22 July 1938 – 22 April 2008) was an amateur Lithuanian welterweight boxer who won the European title in 1961, 1963 and 1965 and an Olympic silver medal in 1964.
Tamulis took up boxing in 1953 and won the Soviet welterweight title in 1959, 1961–62, 1964 and 1966, placing third in 1963 and 1967. He retired in 1967 with a record of 243 wins in 257 bouts and later coached boxers at his native club Žalgiris Kaunas. In the 1990s he was also active in Lithuanian politics.[1] He died aged 69 after falling from an eighth-floor balcony.[2]
ričardas, tamulis, july, 1938, april, 2008, amateur, lithuanian, welterweight, boxer, european, title, 1961, 1963, 1965, olympic, silver, medal, 1964, personal, informationborn22, july, 1938kaunas, lithuaniadied22, april, 2008, aged, jonava, lithuaniaheight177. Ricardas Tamulis 22 July 1938 22 April 2008 was an amateur Lithuanian welterweight boxer who won the European title in 1961 1963 and 1965 and an Olympic silver medal in 1964 Ricardas TamulisPersonal informationBorn22 July 1938Kaunas LithuaniaDied22 April 2008 aged 69 Jonava LithuaniaHeight177 cm 5 ft 10 in SportSportBoxingClubZalgiris KaunasMedal record Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo 67 kg European Amateur Championships 1961 Belgrade 67 kg 1963 Moscow 67 kg 1965 East Berlin 67 kg Tamulis took up boxing in 1953 and won the Soviet welterweight title in 1959 1961 62 1964 and 1966 placing third in 1963 and 1967 He retired in 1967 with a record of 243 wins in 257 bouts and later coached boxers at his native club Zalgiris Kaunas In the 1990s he was also active in Lithuanian politics 1 He died aged 69 after falling from an eighth floor balcony 2 References edit Ricardas Tamulis Sports reference V Litve pogib znamenityj sovetskij boksyor Odna iz versij gibeli ubijstvo newsru ua 22 April 2008 nbsp nbsp This article about a Soviet Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to a Lithuanian boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ricardas Tamulis amp oldid 1156525163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
