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
Competitors37 from 37 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Emilio Correa Flag of Cuba.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]

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.

1972 Summer Olympics Games of the XX Olympiad, held in Munich in 1972

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.

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Medalists

Gold Emilio Correa
Flag of Cuba.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.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.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 (1955-1980).svg  Soviet Union
9T Alfonso Fernández Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
9T Damdinjavyn Bandi Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1940-1992).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.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).png  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 Flag of Switzerland.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

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.

Second round

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.

Third round

János Kajdi Hungarian boxer

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.

Quarterfinals

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.

Semifinals

Jesus "Jesse" Valdez is a former boxer.

Final

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References

  1. 1 2 "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Welterweight". Sports Reference. Retrieved 17 December 2018.