Career
Chuck Adkins was the Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, in the Light Welterweight (140 lb/635 kg) class. In the final he defeated Viktor Mednov of the Soviet Union on a 2-1 decision. The bout was notable as being the first ever boxing match between the United States and the Soviet Union.
At the time of the Olympics, Adkins, was a 20-year-old police administration student.
Adkins attended San Jose State University, which had a dominant collegiate boxing program Defeated Leif Hansen (Norway) Royal Society of Chemistry 1
Defeated Salomon Carrizales (Venezuela) 3-0
Defeated Alexander Grant Webster (South Africa) 3-0
Defeated Bruno Visintin (Italy) 3-0
Defeated Viktor Mednov (Soviet Union) 2-1.
