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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Vasily Levit
| image          = Vasiliy Levit 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan.jpg
| caption        = Levit on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
| weight         = 
| height         = {{height|m=1.85}}
| reach          = 
| nationality    = 
| birth_name     = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1988|2|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = Fyodorvka, [[Fyodorov District]], [[Kostanay Region]], [[Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| sport=Boxing
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{KAZ}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2016 Olympic Games|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight|Heavyweight]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|Asian Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships|2009 Zhuhai]] | Heavyweight}}
| show-medals    = yes
}}

'''Vasily Levit''' (born 24 February 1988) is a Kazakh heavyweight [[boxing|boxer]] who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/vassiliy-levit |title=Vasily Levit |accessdate=13 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016}}</ref><ref name="CNN">{{cite news|title=Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko booed after winning Olympic gold|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/15/sport/olympic-boxing-evgeny-tishchenko/|accessdate=16 August 2016|publisher=CNN|date=16 August 2016}}</ref>

== Career ==
In the 2016 Olympic final Levit was controversially defeated by Russia's [[Evgeny Tishchenko]] via a unanimous judge's decision.<ref name="CNN" /><ref name="reuters" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Rio 2016: Tishchenko wins controversial boxing heavyweight gold|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/news/boxing/Rio-2016-Tishchenko-wins-controversial-boxing-heavyweight-gold/articleshow/53716593.cms|accessdate=16 August 2016|agency=AFP|publisher=Times of India|date=16 August 2016}}</ref> The crowd reacted with shock and anger to the result,<ref name="CNN" /><ref name="reuters">{{cite news|title=Boxing: Russia's Tishchenko wins heavyweight gold to boos|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-boxing-m-heavy-idUSKCN10Q278|accessdate=16 August 2016|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> and several boxing professionals criticised the decision, with some suggesting Levit should have been awarded all three rounds.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robinson|first1=Isaac|title=Shane McGuigan and BJ Flores among those to condemn Olympic boxing judging|url=http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10538727/shane-mcguigan-and-bj-flores-among-those-to-condemn-olympic-boxing-judging|accessdate=16 August 2016|publisher=Sky Sports|date=16 August 2016}}</ref> At the medal ceremony, Levit put his fingers to his lips to discourage the crowd from booing Tischenko.<ref name="CNN" /> Afterwards, Levit said that he felt that he had won the fight, but declined to criticise the judges and said that Tischenko deserved respect.<ref name="CNN" />

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[[Category:Kazakhstani male boxers]]
[[Category:Olympic boxers of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani people of Russian descent]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in boxing]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Kazakhstan]]
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