Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

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Welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Boxing Hall, Munich
Dates28 August – 10 September 1972
Competitors37 from 37 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Emilio Correa Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Silver medal icon.svg János Kajdi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Dick Murunga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Bronze medal icon.svg Jesse Valdez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1968
1976  

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]

Medalists

Gold Emilio Correa
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba
Silver János Kajdi
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
Bronze Dick Murunga
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
Bronze Jesse Valdez
Flag of the United States.svg United States

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1 Emilio Correa Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
2 János Kajdi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3T Dick Murunga Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
3T Jesse Valdez Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5T Maurice Hope Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
5T Sergio Lozano Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
5T Günther Meier Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
5T Anatoly Khokhlov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
9T Alfonso Fernández Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
9T Damdinjavyn Bandi Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia
9T Wayne Devlin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
9T Vartex Parsanian State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran
9T Manfred Wolke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
9T Rabieb Sangnual Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
9T John Rodgers Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland
9T David Jackson Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
17T Hakkı Sözen Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
17T Garry Davis Flag of the Bahamas (1964-1973).svg  Bahamas
17T Emma Ankudey Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
17T James Vrij Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
17T Mirgaani Gomaa Rizgalla Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
17T Joe Mensah Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
17T Mbwana Mkanga Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
17T Alfons Stawski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
17T Damiano Lassandro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
17T Panagiotis Therianos Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg  Greece
17T Jeff Rackley Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
17T Karl Gschwind Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
17T Julio Medina Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
17T Ib Bøtcher Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
17T Vladimir Kolev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
17T Carlos Burga Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
33T Nicolas Ortíz Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico
33T Abdel Hamid Fouad Gad Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
33T Victor Zilberman Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
33T Ketil Hodne Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
33T Komlan Kalipe Flag of Togo.svg  Togo

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 Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2018.