Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin (; 24 June 1938 – 4 September 2022) was a Soviet light middleweight boxer. During his career as a boxer, he won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three Olympic Games, including two golds, in 1964 and 1968. Lagutin also won at European championships in 1961 and 1963 and at USSR championships in 1959, 1961–64 and 1968. Lagutin was born in Moscow. Until 1967 he trained at VSS Trud, then - at VSS Spartak. During the period of failures, that followed the 1964 Olympics, Lagutin was removed from the USSR team roster. Along with his trainer Vladimir Trenin Lagutin managed to find causes of his losses and earned USSR and Olympic Champion titles again in 1968. Olympic results Rome - 1960 Round of 32: Bye Round of 16: Defeated Alhassan Brimah (Ghana) by KO Quarterfinal: Defeated John Bukowski (Australia) by RSC Semifinal: Lost to Wilbert McClure (U.S.A.) by decision, 2-3 Tokyo - 1964 Round of 32: Defeated Paul Hogh (Unified Team of Germany) by decision, 5-0 Round of 16: Defeated Jose Chirino (Argentina) by disqualification Quarterfinal: Defeated Eddie Davies (Ghana) by walkover Semifinal: Defeated Józef Grzesiak (Poland) by decision, 4-1 Final: Defeated Joseph Gonzales (France) by decision, 4-1 Mexico - 1968 Round of 32: Defeated Moisés Fajardo (Spain) by RSC Round of 16: Defeated Sayed El-Nahas (Egypt) by RSC Quarterfinal: Defeated Ion Covaci (Romania) by decision, 5-0 Semifinal: Defeated Günther Meier (West Germany) by decision, 4-1 Final: Defeated Rolando Garbey (Cuba) by decision, 5-0 Honours and awards Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 3rd and 4th classes Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of the Badge of Honour Medal "For Labour" Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Honoured Master of Sports References Britannica article on Boris Lagutin Biography 1938 births 2022 deaths Martial artists from Moscow Olympic boxers of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Spartak athletes Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR