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Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Lightweight

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Lightweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueBoxing Hall, Munich
Dates27 August – 10 September
Competitors37 from 37 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jan Szczepański  Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) László Orbán  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Samuel Mbugua  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alfonso Pérez  Colombia
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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

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Gold Jan Szczepański
 Poland
Silver László Orbán
 Hungary
Bronze Samuel Mbugua
 Kenya
Bronze Alfonso Pérez
 Colombia

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Jan Szczepański  Poland
2 László Orbán  Hungary
3T Samuel Mbugua  Kenya
3T Alfonso Pérez  Colombia
5T Charlie Nash  Ireland
5T Sven Erik Paulsen  Norway
5T Eraslan Doruk  Turkey
5T Kim Tae-ho  South Korea
9T Antonio Gin  Mexico
9T James Busceme  United States
9T Peter Hess  West Germany
9T Muniswamy Venu  India
9T Karel Kašpar  Czechoslovakia
9T Khaidavyn Altankhuyag  Mongolia
9T Antoniu Vasile  Romania
9T Ivan Mikhaylov  Bulgaria
17T Erik Madsen  Denmark
17T Courtney Atherly  Guyana
17T Kasamiro Kashri Marchlo  Sudan
17T Vichit Praianan  Thailand
17T Enrique Regüeiferos  Cuba
17T Gennady Dobrokhotov  Soviet Union
17T Girmaye Gabre  Ethiopia
17T Neville Cole  Great Britain
17T Tatu Chionga  Malawi
17T Peter Odhiambo  Uganda
17T Antonio Comaschi  Argentina
17T Luis Rodríguez  Venezuela
17T Adeyemi Abayomi  Nigeria
17T Guitry Bananier  France
17T Gianbattista Capretti  Italy
17T Hassan Eghmaz  Iran
33T Luis Davila  Puerto Rico
33T Mohamed Sourour  Morocco
33T Jose Martinez  Canada
33T Roy Hurdley  Panama
33T Abdel Hady Khallaf Allah  Egypt

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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References

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