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{{short description|Russian boxer}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Lightweight|Lightweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Amateur Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships|1997 Budapest]] | Lightweight}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2003 Bangkok]] | Light Welterweight}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2001 Belfast]] | Lightweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Amateur Boxing Championships|European Amateur Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2000 Tampere]] | Lightweight}}
{{MedalGold| [[2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2002 Perm]] | Lightweight}}
{{MedalGold| [[2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships|2004 Pula]] | Light Welterweight}}
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'''Alexandr Ivanovich Maletin''' ({{langx|ru|Александр Иванович Малетин}}; born February 6, 1975) is a [[boxing|boxer]] from [[Russia]] best known to win the lightweight world championships 1997.

==Career==
Maletin won the bronze medal in the [[lightweight]] division (– 57&nbsp;kg) at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney, Australia]]. He beat [[Makhach Nuridinov]] (Azerbaijan) 14–5, [[Patrick Lopez]] (Venezuela) RSC 3 and [[Selim Palyani]] (Turkey) RSC 4.
In the semifinals, he was defeated by eventual gold medalist southpaw [[Mario Kindelán]] from [[Cuba]] 15–27.
In 2002, he became European champion by besting [[Boris Georgiev]].

===Light Welterweight===
He beat [[Manus Boonjumnong]] 34:16 in 2003 but controversially{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}} lost the World championships final 2003 against French southpaw [[Willy Blain]].
Maletin also represented his native country at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens, Greece]], where he defeated [[Saleh Khoulef]] (Egypt) RSC 3 (0:10) and lost again to Willy Blain (France) 20–28.

== Olympic results ==
'''2000'''
*Defeated [[Makhach Nuridinov]] (Azerbaijan) 14-5
*Defeated [[Patrick Lopez]] (Venezuela) RSC 3
*Defeated [[Selim Palyani]] (Turkey) RSC 4
*Lost to [[Mario Kindelán]] (Cuba) 15-27

'''2004'''
*Defeated [[Saleh Khoulef]] (Egypt) RSC 3 (0:10)
*Lost to [[Willy Blain]] (France) 20-28

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070208111326/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MALETALE01 databaseOlympics.com]
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