Jerzy Rybicki (born 6 June 1953 in Warsaw) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the light middleweight division (– 71 kg),[1] after having defeated Yugoslavia's Tadija Kačar in the final.
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Medal record
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Four years later, when Moscow hosted the Games, Rybicki won the bronze medal in the middleweight category (– 75 kg). He did the same in 1978 at the second World Championships in Belgrade.
Olympic results
editMontreal - 1976
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: Defeated Charles Walker (United States) by decision, 3–2
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Wilfredo Guzman (Puerto Rico) by decision, 5–0
- Semifinal: Defeated Viktor Savchenko (Soviet Union) by decision, 3–2
- Final: Defeated Tadija Kačar (Yugoslavia) by decision, 5–0 (won gold medal)
Moscow - 1980
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: Defeated Tarmo Uusivirta (Finland) referee stopped contest in the second round
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Peter Odhiambo (Uganda) by decision, 5–0
- Semifinal: Lost to Viktor Savchenko (Soviet Union) stopped in 3rd round due to eye injury (was awarded bronze medal)
References
edit- ^ Filipiuk, Jerzy (19 December 2022). "Mistrz olimpijski Jerzy Rybicki o Międzynarodowym Turnieju Bokserskim „O Złotą Rękawicę Wisły": Taka impreza jest potrzebna". Gazeta Krakowska (in Polish). Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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