Piotr Zaev

Pyotr Zayev

Personal information
Born	(1953-07-29)29 July 1953 Ssyolki, Voronezh Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Died	29 November 2014(2014-11-29) (aged 61) Lipetsk, Russia
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	CSKA Moscow (1975–80) Dynamo Lipetsk (−1975)
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow +81 kg

Pyotr Ivanovich Zayev (Russian: Пётр Иванович Заев; 26 July 1953 – 29 November 2014) was a Russian heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, losing the final to Teófilo Stevenson.^[1][2]

Zayev was trained by his brother. He won Soviet heavyweight titles in 1975 and 1980, finishing second in 1973, 1974, 1976, and 1977. He was not selected for World or European championships prior to 1980.^[1] After his boxing career ended, he went on to become a career military officer with the Soviet Army and police forces, and retired in the rank of colonel. He held a PhD in pedagogy.^[2]

1980 Olympic results

Below is the record of Pyotr Zayev, a heavyweight boxer from the Soviet union, who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

• Round of 16: defeated Azis Salihu (Yugoslavia) by decision, 5-0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Francesco Damiani (Italy) by decision, 5-0
• Semifinal: defeated Jurgen Franghanel (East Germany) by decision, 5-0
• Final: lost to Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded silver medal)

Exhibition boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	—	0–0 (1)	Muhammad Ali	—	2	Jun 20, 1978	Moscow, RSFSR, U.S.S.R.	Non-scored bout

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