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{{short description|Russian boxer}}
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|caption=Sabirov (left) at the 1980 Olympics
|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|4 April 1959}}
|birth_place= [[Karpinsk]], Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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| height = 161 cm
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] | [[Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight|-48 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Amateur Boxing Championships|European Amateur Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1979 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1979 Cologne]] | -48 kg}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1981 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1981 Tampere]] | -48 kg}}
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'''Shamil Altaevich Sabirov''' ({{langx|ru|Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров}}; born 4 April 1959) is a retired Russian light-flyweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 1979 European Championships and 1980 Olympics, becoming the only boxing champion from the [[Soviet Union]] at the [[Moscow Olympics]].<ref name=sr/>

Sabirov took up boxing in 1973 and retired in 1985 with a record of 160 wins in 180 bouts. He graduated from an institute of physical education and holds a PhD in [[pedagogy]]. After retiring from competitions he mostly worked as a boxing coach and referee. In 2006 he started a career in politics as a member of the Russian party [[Rodina (political party)|Rodina]].<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043758/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/shamil-sabirov-1.html Shamil Sabirov]. sports-reference.com</ref>

==1980 Olympic record==
Below are the results of Shamil Sabirov, a light flyweight boxer from the Soviet union, who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

* Round of 32: bye
* Round of 16: defeated Joao Manuel Miguel (Portugal) on points, 5-0
* Quarterfinal: defeated Dietmer Geilich (East Germany) on points, 4-1
* Semifinal: defeated Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) on points, 5-0
* Final: defeated Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) on points, 3-2 (won gold medal)

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{{Olympic Champions Boxing Light Flyweight}}
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[[Category:Jewish boxers]]
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[[Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Light-flyweight boxers]]
[[Category:People from Karpinsk]]
[[Category:Martial artists from Sverdlovsk Oblast]]
[[Category:20th-century Russian sportsmen]]


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