Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Welterweight

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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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]

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.