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My Take
Kotelnik is the kind of fighter I quietly root for. An Olympic silver in Sydney followed by a WBA world super-lightweight crown in 2008 is a brutally rare double, because amateur and professional boxing reward almost opposite virtues. At 171 cm he was never the bigger man, which tells me his throne was built on craft, timing and sheer stubbornness rather than physical gifts. The string of Ukrainian Orders of Merit, all three classes, marks him as a genuine national hero, not just a champion. I find more to admire in this disciplined, unglamorous mastery than in flashier careers, and his story deserves wider telling.
Overview
Andriy Mykolayovich Kotelnyk (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Котельник; born 29 December 1977), best known by the Germanicised name Andreas Kotelnik, is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed between 2000 and 2014, and held the WBA super-lightweight title from 2008 to 2009. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Olympics.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andreas Kotelnik
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレアス・コテルニク
- Reading
- あんどれあす・こてるにく
- Born
- December 29, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Lviv, Ruthenian Voivodeship, Ukraine
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 171 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Lviv State University of Physical Culture
Awards & achievements
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class
- Order of Merit, 1st class
- WBA World Super Lightweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from Ukraine →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.