Lev Mukhin
Lev Dmitrievich Mukhin was a Soviet heavyweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics, losing the final to Pete Rademacher. Rademacher would score three knockdowns before the bout was stopped. Coming into the final Mukhin knocked out all his opponents, despite two of them knocked him down in the first round.
Mukhin took up boxing in 1951, and in 1955 won the Soviet title, finishing second at the Soviet championships. He placed second again in 1956 and never competed internationally except for the 1956 Olympics.1956 Olympic results
Below is the record of Lev Mukhin, a heavyweight boxer from the Soviet union who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics:
- Round of 16: defeated Bozhil Lozanov by a third-round knockout
- Quarterfinal: defeated Torner Ahsman by a first-round knockout
- Semifinal: defeated Giacomo Bozzano by a third-round knockout
- Final: lost to Pete Rademacher by a first-round knockout
