Vitali Klitschko

Ukrainian boxer and politician (1971-)

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Vitali Klitschko is a retired Ukrainian heavyweight boxer who won world boxing championships and later became a prominent politician in Ukraine. He matters because of his success as one of the sport's top competitors and his subsequent role in Ukrainian politics, including serving as mayor of Kyiv.

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Born: 1971-07-19
Works: 1

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Film & TV

Acting

Known for

Klitschko: More Than a Fight — Self2024
One Nation With Brian Kilmeade — Self2022
Revealing Ukraine2019
Bestbesetzung — Self2019
Sportclub Story — Self (archive footage)2015
Klitschko — Self2011
Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek — Self2011
Vitali Klitschko vs. Shannon Briggs2010
Vitali Klitschko vs. Juan Carlos Gomez — Self2009
Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko — Self2003

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Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (/vɪˌtæli ˈklɪtʃkoʊ/; Ukrainian: Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́ [wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ij woloˈdɪmɪrowɪtʃ klɪtʃˈkɔ]; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer who has served as the mayor of Kyiv since 2014. He previously served as the head of the Kyiv City State Administration until the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Klitschko is a former leader of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, and is a former member of the Ukrainian Parliament. He became actively involved in Ukrainian politics in 2005 and combined this with his professional boxing career until his retirement from the sport in 2013. He holds a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) in "Sports Science" from Kyiv University's Physical Science and Sports Department.