Welterweight boxing at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Boxing Hall, Munich | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | 28 August – 10 September | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 37 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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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 welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 37 boxers from 37 nations competed. [1]
These are the final results for the boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September with the participation of 354 fighters from 80 countries.
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.
Gold | Emilio Correa |
Silver | János Kajdi |
Bronze | Dick Murunga |
Bronze | Jesse Valdez |
The following boxers took part in the event: [1]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Emilio Correa | |
2 | János Kajdi | |
3T | Dick Murunga | |
3T | Jesse Valdez | |
5T | Maurice Hope | |
5T | Sergio Lozano | |
5T | Günther Meier | |
5T | Anatoly Khokhlov | |
9T | Alfonso Fernández | |
9T | Damdinjavyn Bandi | |
9T | Wayne Devlin | |
9T | Vartex Parsanian | |
9T | Manfred Wolke | |
9T | Rabieb Sangnual | |
9T | John Rodgers | |
9T | David Jackson | |
17T | Hakkı Sözen | |
17T | Garry Davis | |
17T | Emma Ankudey | |
17T | James Vrij | |
17T | Mirgaani Gomaa Rizgalla | |
17T | Joe Mensah | |
17T | Mbwana Mkanga | |
17T | Alfons Stawski | |
17T | Damiano Lassandro | |
17T | Panagiotis Therianos | |
17T | Jeff Rackley | |
17T | Karl Gschwind | |
17T | Julio Medina | |
17T | Ib Bøtcher | |
17T | Vladimir Kolev | |
17T | Carlos Burga | |
33T | Nicolas Ortíz | |
33T | Abdel Hamid Fouad Gad | |
33T | Victor Zilberman | |
33T | Ketil Hodne | |
33T | Komlan Kalipe |
Ib Bøtcher is a Danish boxer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Vladimir Kolev is a retired boxer from Bulgaria and Olympic bronze medalist, he also works as an actor, and has appeared in many American films.
David Jackson is a Ugandan boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Alfonso Fernández Fernández is a Spanish boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Maurice Hope is a former boxer from England, who was world Jr. Middleweight champion. Hope lived in Hackney most of his life, but now lives in his place of birth, Antigua. He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
Garvin Davis is a Bahamian boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Davis also represented the Bahamas at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in the welterweight category.
János Kajdi was a boxer from Hungary. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the lightweight, light-welterweight and welterweight division, respectively, and won a silver medal in 1972. In the final he was defeated by Cuba's Emilio Correa on points (5:0).
Damdinjavyn Bandi is a Mongolian boxer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Sergio Lozano is a Mexican boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Richard (Hero) Murunga was a boxer from Kenya.
Emilio Correa is a Cuban former amateur boxer who won welterweight gold at the Olympics 1972. He is not to be confused with his middleweight namesake, who is actually his son.
Günther Meier is a German former amateur boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968.
Jesus "Jesse" Valdez is a former boxer.
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