Joseph Ventaja

Joseph Ventaja
Medal record

Men’s Boxing
Representing France
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	Featherweight
European Amateur Championships
	1951 Milan	Featherweight

Joseph Ventaja (February 4, 1930 – August 11, 2003) was a French boxer who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco.

Pro career

Ventaja began his career as a professional in 1956 and won his first 11 fights. He retired in 1958 after a loss to Epiphane Akono.

European Amateur Boxing Champions in Men's Featherweight

1951 – 2010: up to 57 kg

1951: Joseph Ventaja (FRA) 1953: Josef Kruza (POL) 1955: Thomas Nicholls (ENG) 1957: Dimitar Velinov (BUL) 1959: Jerzy Adamski (POL) 1961: Francis Taylor (ENG) 1963: Stanislav Stepashkin (URS) 1965: Stanislav Stepashkin (URS) 1967: Ryszard Petek (POL) 1969: László Orban (HUN) 1971: Ryszard Tomczyk (POL) 1973: Stefan Förster (GDR) 1975: Tibor Badari (HUN) 1977: Richard Nowakowski (GDR) 1979: Viktor Rybakov (URS) 1981: Richard Nowakowski (GDR) 1983: Serik Nurkassov (URS) 1985: Samson Khachatryan (URS) 1987: Mekhak Ghazaryan (URS) 1989: Kirkor Kirkorov (BUL) 1991: Paul Griffin (IRL) 1993: Serafim Todorov (BUL) 1996: Ramaz Paliani (RUS) 1998: Ramaz Paliani (TUR) 2000: Ramaz Paliani (TUR) 2002: Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS) 2004: Vitali Tajbert (GER) 2006: Albert Selimov (RUS) 2008: Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) 2010: Denis Makarov (GER)

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