Ján Zachara
# Ján Zachara

Ján Zachara (Slovak pronunciation:; born 27 August 1928) is a former Czechoslovak boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen of Finland on points. He was born in Kubrá, a borough of Trenčín, present-day Slovakia.

## Olympic results

* Defeated Åke Wärnström (Sweden) 3-0
* Defeated Su Bung-Nan (South Korea) 3-0
* Defeated János Erdei (Hungary) 2-1
* Defeated Leonard Leisching (South Africa) 2-1
* Defeated Sergio Caprari (Italy) 2-1
