Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

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Lightweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Boxing Hall, Munich
Dates27 August – 10 September
Competitors37 from 37 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jan Szczepański Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Silver medal icon.svg László Orbán Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Samuel Mbugua Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Alfonso Pérez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
  1968
1976  

The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 37 boxers from 37 nations competed. [1]

Medalists

Gold Jan Szczepański
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland
Silver László Orbán
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Bronze Samuel Mbugua
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Bronze Alfonso Pérez
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1 Jan Szczepański Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
2 László Orbán Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3T Samuel Mbugua Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
3T Alfonso Pérez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
5T Charlie Nash Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
5T Sven Erik Paulsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5T Eraslan Doruk Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
5T Kim Tae-ho Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).png  South Korea
9T Antonio Gin Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
9T James Busceme Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9T Peter Hess Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
9T Muniswamy Venu Flag of India.svg  India
9T Karel Kašpar Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
9T Khaidavyn Altankhuyag Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).svg  Mongolia
9T Antoniu Vasile Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
9T Ivan Mikhaylov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
17T Erik Madsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
17T Courtney Atherly Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
17T Kasamiro Kashri Marchlo Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
17T Vichit Praianan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
17T Enrique Regüeiferos Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
17T Gennady Dobrokhotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
17T Girmaye Gabre Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
17T Neville Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
17T Tatu Chionga Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
17T Peter Odhiambo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
17T Antonio Comaschi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
17T Luis Rodríguez Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
17T Adeyemi Abayomi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
17T Guitry Bananier Flag of France.svg  France
17T Gianbattista Capretti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
17T Hassan Eghmaz State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
33T Luis Davila Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
33T Mohamed Sourour Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
33T Jose Martinez Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
33T Roy Hurdley Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
33T Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Lightweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2018.