Vitaly Vladimirovich Dunaytsev (Russian: Виталий Владимирович Дунайцев; born 12 April 1992) is a Russian amateur light welterweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 2015 World Championships and 2015 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Vitaly Dunaytsev

Dunaytsev at the 2016 Olympics
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Full name	Vitaly Vladimirovich Dunaytsev
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1992-04-12) 12 April 1992 (age 32) Kostanay, Kazakhstan
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Amateur boxing
Club	Dynamo[2]
Coached by	Nikolay Bulgakov[2]
Medal record Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Light welterweight World Championships 2015 Doha Light welterweight European Championships 2015 Samokov Light welterweight

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Dunaytsev was born in Kostanay, Kazakhstan, but the family moved in 2001 to Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. His father is a retired competitive boxer. Dunaytsev first practiced judo, but after two years changed to boxing. He is a student of the Faculty of Law at the Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economics and Law. He is married to Valeria.^[2] Dunyatsev's first notable win was at the 2008 European Junior Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and in the following years he was quite successful in Youth and Junior National Championships.^[3][4]

Dunaytsev became a two-time Russian National champion (2013–2014) in light welterweight division.^[3] He won gold at the 2015 European Championships defeating Pat McCormack of Great Britain in the Finals and in October, Dunaytsev became World Champion in Light welterweight at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Doha, Qatar.^[5]

On 15 December 2015, by the order of the Sports Minister of Russia, Dunaytsev received the honorary title "Merited Master of Sports".^[6]