Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight
| Light middleweight boxing at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Boxing Hall, Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 August – 10 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 34 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| Light flyweight | men |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Dieter Kottysch West Germany
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| Silver | Wiesław Rudkowski Poland
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| Bronze | Alan Minter Great Britain
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| Bronze | Peter Tiepold East Germany
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Results
[edit]The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| 1 | Dieter Kottysch |  West Germany
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| 2 | Wiesław Rudkowski |  Poland
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| 3T | Alan Minter |  Great Britain
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| 3T | Peter Tiepold |  East Germany
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| 5T | Loucif Hamani |  Algeria
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| 5T | Mohamed Majeri |  Tunisia
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| 5T | Emeterio Villanueva |  Mexico
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| 5T | Rolando Garbey |  Cuba
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| 9T | Anthony Richardson |  Netherlands
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| 9T | Valery Tregubov |  Soviet Union
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| 9T | Evangelos Oikonomakos |  Greece
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| 9T | Alan Jenkinson |  Australia
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| 9T | Mikko Saarinen |  Finland
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| 9T | Christy Elliott |  Ireland
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| 9T | Nayden Stanchev |  Bulgaria
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| 9T | Im Jae-geun |  South Korea
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| 17T | Svetomir Belić |  Yugoslavia
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| 17T | José Antonio Colon |  Puerto Rico
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| 17T | Reggie Ford |  Guyana
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| 17T | Reggie Jones |  United States
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| 17T | Nicolas Aquilino |  Philippines
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| 17T | Bonifacio Ávila |  Colombia
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| 17T | Issoufou Habou |  Niger
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| 17T | Michel Belliard |  France
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| 17T | David Attan |  Kenya
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| 17T | Ion Györffi |  Romania
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| 17T | Farouk Kesrouani |  Lebanon
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| 17T | Alfredo Lemus |  Venezuela
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| 17T | Antonio Castellini |  Italy
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| 17T | John Opio |  Uganda
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| 17T | Franz Csandl |  Austria
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| 32T | Namkhain Tsend-Ayuush |  Mongolia
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| 32T | Ricky Barnor |  Ghana
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| 32T | Oumar Fall |  Senegal
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First round
[edit]- Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Ricky Barnor (GHA), 5:0
- Svetomir Belic (YUG) def. Oumar Fall (SEN), 4:1
Second round
[edit]- Anthony Richardson (HOL) def. Svetomir Belic (YUG), 3:2
- Loucif Hanmani (ALG) def. José Antonio Colon (PUR), 5:0
- Alan Minter (GBR) def. Reginald Ford (GUY), KO-2
- Valeri Tregubov (URS) def. Reggie Jones (USA), 3:2
Reggie Jones was controversially eliminated in the second round of the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the Soviet Union in a fight he was generally accepted to have won.[2]
- Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE) def. Nicolas Aquilino (PHI), 5:0
- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Bonifacio Avila (COL), TKO-2
- Mohamed Majeri (TUN) def. Issoufou Habou (NIG), 5:0
- Alan Jenkinson (AUS) def. Michel Belliard (FRA), 4:1
- Mikko Saarinen (FIN) def. David Attan (KEN), TKO-2
- Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Ion Györfi (ROU), 4:1
- Christopher Elliott (IRL) def. Farouk Kesrouan (LEB), 5:0
- Emeterio Villanueva (MEX) def. Alfredo Lemus (VEN), 4:1
- Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Antonio Castellini (ITA), 5:0
- Nayden Stanchev (BUL) def. John Opio (UGA), 3:2
- Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Franz Csandl (AUT), 5:0
- Jae Keun-Lim (KOR) def. Namchal Tsendaiush (MGL), 3:2
Third round
[edit]- Loucif Hanmani (ALG) def. Anthony Richardson (HOL), TKO-2
- Alan Minter (GBR) def. Valeri Tregubov (URS), 5:0
- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE), 5:0
- Mohamed Majeri (TUN) def. Alan Jenkinson (AUS), 5:0
- Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Mikko Saarinen (FIN), 5:0
- Emeterio Villanueva (MEX) def. Christopher Elliott (IRL), TKO-3
- Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Nayden Stanchev (BUL), 5:0
- Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Jae Keun-Lim (KOR), TKO-2
Quarterfinals
[edit]- Alan Minter (GBR) def. Loucif Hanmani (ALG), 4:1
- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Mohamed Majeri (TUN), 5:0
- Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), 5:0
- Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Rolando Garbey (CUB), 4:1
Semifinals
[edit]- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Alan Minter (GBR), 3:2
- Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Peter Tiepold (GDR), 4:1
Final
[edit]- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 3:2
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Schande! Schande! Schande!". Time. 11 September 1972. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
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