Velikton Innokentyevich Barannikov (; 4 July 1938 – 29 November 2007) was a Soviet boxer who competed in the lightweight category at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he lost to Abel Laudonio in the quarter-final. In 1964 he progressed to the final, where he lost to Józef Grudzień. He won a European title in 1965, and finished his career with a record of 228 wins out of 275 bouts. Despite his international success he never won a national title, finishing in second place in 1960–62 and 1965.

Barannikov was born in Ulan-Ude, where he started training in boxing. In 1956 he moved to Moscow and graduated from the prestigious Bauman Moscow State Technical University. After retirement, he worked as a boxing coach and referee, first in Moscow, then in Germany (ca. 1974), and after 1982 in Ulan-Ude. He was killed in a traffic incident on 29 November 2007. Barannikov was a retired lieutenant colonel.

Velikton Barannikov

1964 Olympic results

Below is the record of Velikton Barannikov, a lightweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics"

Velikton Barannikov

Round of 64: bye

Round of 32: defeated Luis Zuniga (Chile) by decision, 4-1

Round of 16: defeated Adrian Blair (Australia) by decision, 5-0

Quarterfinal: defeated Janos Kajdi (Hungary) referee stopped contest

Semifinal: defeated Jim McCourt (Ireland) by decision, 3-2

Final: lost to Jozef Grudzen (Poland) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded silver medal)

Velikton Barannikov

References

1938 births

2007 deaths

Soviet male boxers

Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union

Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union

Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Pedestrian road incident deaths

People from Ulan-Ude

Olympic medalists in boxing

Russian male boxers

Road incident deaths in Russia

Russian people of Buryat descent

Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Lightweight boxers

Sportspeople from Buryatia