Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

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]

Welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueBoxing Hall, Munich
Dates28 August – 10 September
Competitors37 from 37 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Emilio Correa  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) János Kajdi  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dick Murunga  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jesse Valdez  United States
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Medalists

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Gold Emilio Correa
  Cuba
Silver János Kajdi
  Hungary
Bronze Dick Murunga
  Kenya
Bronze Jesse Valdez
  United States

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Emilio Correa   Cuba
2 János Kajdi   Hungary
3T Dick Murunga   Kenya
3T Jesse Valdez   United States
5T Maurice Hope   Great Britain
5T Sergio Lozano   Mexico
5T Günther Meier   West Germany
5T Anatoly Khokhlov   Soviet Union
9T Alfonso Fernández   Spain
9T Damdinjavyn Bandi   Mongolia
9T Wayne Devlin   Australia
9T Vartex Parsanian   Iran
9T Manfred Wolke   East Germany
9T Rabieb Sangnual   Thailand
9T John Rodgers   Ireland
9T David Jackson   Uganda
17T Hakkı Sözen   Turkey
17T Garry Davis   Bahamas
17T Emma Ankudey   Ghana
17T James Vrij   Netherlands
17T Mirgaani Gomaa Rizgalla   Sudan
17T Joe Mensah   Nigeria
17T Mbwana Mkanga   Tanzania
17T Alfons Stawski   Poland
17T Damiano Lassandro   Italy
17T Panagiotis Therianos   Greece
17T Jeff Rackley   New Zealand
17T Karl Gschwind   Switzerland
17T Julio Medina   Chile
17T Ib Bøtcher   Denmark
17T Vladimir Kolev   Bulgaria
17T Carlos Burga   Peru
33T Nicolas Ortíz   Puerto Rico
33T Abdel Hamid Fouad Gad   Egypt
33T Victor Zilberman   Romania
33T Ketil Hodne   Norway
33T Komlan Kalipe   Togo

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