Algirdas Šocikas

Algirdas Šocikas (14 May 1928 – 21 November 2012) was a Lithuanian amateur heavyweight boxer who won the European title in 1953 and 1955 and finished fifth at the 1952 Olympics. He won six Soviet (1950–1954, 1956), six Lithuanian (1947–1948, 1951–1953, 1956) and three Baltic championships (1948, 1950, 1952). After retiring in 1957 he worked as a boxing coach in Kaunas and raised the Olympic medalists Ričardas Tamulis and Jonas Čepulis, among others. He died in Kaunas, aged 84, and was buried in Petrašiūnai Cemetery.

Algirdas Šocikas
Personal information
Born14 May 1928
Žalias Ostempas, Lithuania
Died21 November 2012 (aged 84)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Amateur Championships
1953 Warsaw Heavyweight
1955 West Berlin Heavyweight
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