Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight

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Light heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Boxing Hall, Munich
Dates28 August – 10 September 1972
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mate Parlov Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
Silver medal icon.svg Gilberto Carrillo Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Bronze medal icon.svg Janusz Gortat Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Isaac Ikhouria Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
  1968
1976  

The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed. [1]

Medalists

Gold Mate Parlov
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia
Silver Gilberto Carrillo
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba
Bronze Janusz Gortat
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Bronze Isaac Ikhouria
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria

Results

Left-right: Gilberto Carrillo, Mate Parlov, Isaac Ikhouria, Janusz Gortat Gilberto Carrillo, Mate Parlov, Isaac Ikhouria, Janusz Gortat 1972cr.jpg
Left-right: Gilberto Carrillo, Mate Parlov, Isaac Ikhouria, Janusz Gortat

The following boxers took part in the event: [1]

RankNameCountry
1 Mate Parlov Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
2 Gilberto Carrillo Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
3T Janusz Gortat Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
3T Isaac Ikhouria Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
5T Harald Skog Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5T Nikolay Anfimov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
5T Rudi Hornig Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
5T Miguel Ángel Cuello Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina
9T Ernesto Sánchez Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
9T Seifu Mekonnen Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1974).svg  Ethiopia
9T Waldemar de Oliveira Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
9T Ahmed Mahmoud Aly Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
9T Ray Russell Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9T Guglielmo Spinello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
9T Marian Culineac Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
9T Imre Tóth Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
17T Anton Schär Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
17T Nghlhav Mehtabs Singh Flag of India.svg  India
17T Georgi Stankov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
17T Gombyn Zorig Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia
17T Jaroslav Král Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
17T Steven Thega Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
17T Henri Moreau Flag of France.svg  France
17T Samson Laizer Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
17T Oliver Wright Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
17T Ottomar Sachse Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
17T Noureddine Aman Hassan Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
17T Matthias Ouma Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.