Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Featherweight

The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 45 boxers from 45 nations competed.[1]

Featherweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueBoxing Hall, Munich
Dates27 August – 10 September
Competitors45 from 45 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Boris Kuznetsov  Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Philip Waruinge  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Clemente Rojas  Colombia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) András Botos  Hungary
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Medalists

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Gold Boris Kuznetsov
  Soviet Union
Silver Philip Waruinge
  Kenya
Bronze Clemente Rojas
  Colombia
Bronze András Botos
  Hungary

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Boris Kuznetsov   Soviet Union
2 Philip Waruinge   Kenya
3T Clemente Rojas   Colombia
3T András Botos   Hungary
5T Jouko Lindbergh   Finland
5T Antonio Rubio   Spain
5T Kazuo Kobayashi   Japan
5T Gabriel Pometcu   Romania
9T Mohamed Salah Amin   Egypt
9T Mario Ortíz   Argentina
9T Kuncho Kunchev   Bulgaria
9T Habibu Kinyogoli   Tanzania
9T Pasqualino Morbidelli   Italy
9T Louis Self   United States
9T Ryszard Tomczyk   Poland
9T Jochen Bachfeld   East Germany
17T Guy Segbaya   Togo
17T Jabbar Feli   Iran
17T Deogratias Musoke   Uganda
17T José Luis Vellon   Puerto Rico
17T Palamdorjiin Bayar   Mongolia
17T Dale Anderson   Canada
17T Jungle Thangata   Malawi
17T Soth Sun   Khmer Republic
17T Pat Ryan   New Zealand
17T Seyfi Tatar   Turkey
17T Angelos Theotokatos   Greece
17T Michael Andrews   Nigeria
17T José Baptista   Venezuela
17T Ruedi Vogel   Switzerland
17T Billy Taylor   Great Britain
17T Orlando Palacios   Cuba
33T Morgan Mwenya   Zambia
33T Lema Yemane   Ethiopia
33T Maurice Apeang   France
33T Abdou Faye   Senegal
33T Preecha Nopparat   Thailand
33T Emmanuel Eloundou   Cameroon
33T Harouna Lago   Niger
33T Joseph M'Bouroukounda   Gabon
33T Juan Francisco García   Mexico
33T Peter Prause   West Germany
33T Lahcen Maghfour   Morocco
33T Nils Dag Strømme   Norway
33T Joe Cofie   Ghana

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 Featherweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2018.