Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight

The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.[1]

Light middleweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueBoxing Hall, Munich
Dates28 August – 10 September
Competitors34 from 34 nations
Medalists
Dieter Kottysch  West Germany
Wiesław Rudkowski  Poland
Alan Minter  Great Britain
Peter Tiepold  East Germany

Medalists

GoldDieter Kottysch
 West Germany
SilverWiesław Rudkowski
 Poland
BronzeAlan Minter
 Great Britain
BronzePeter Tiepold
 East Germany

Results

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

RankNameCountry
1Dieter Kottysch West Germany
2Wiesław Rudkowski Poland
3TAlan Minter Great Britain
3TPeter Tiepold East Germany
5TLoucif Hamani Algeria
5TMohamed Majeri Tunisia
5TEmeterio Villanueva Mexico
5TRolando Garbey Cuba
9TAnthony Richardson Netherlands
9TValery Tregubov Soviet Union
9TEvangelos Oikonomakos Greece
9TAlan Jenkinson Australia
9TMikko Saarinen Finland
9TChristy Elliott Ireland
9TNayden Stanchev Bulgaria
9TIm Jae-geun South Korea
17TSvetomir Belić Yugoslavia
17TJosé Antonio Colon Puerto Rico
17TReggie Ford Guyana
17TReggie Jones United States
17TNicolas Aquilino Philippines
17TBonifacio Ávila Colombia
17TIssoufou Habou Niger
17TMichel Belliard France
17TDavid Attan Kenya
17TIon Györffi Romania
17TFarouk Kesrouani Lebanon
17TAlfredo Lemus Venezuela
17TAntonio Castellini Italy
17TJohn Opio Uganda
17TFranz Csandl Austria
32TNamkhain Tsend-Ayuush Mongolia
32TRicky Barnor Ghana
32TOumar Fall Senegal

First round

Second round

Reggie Jones was controversially eliminated in the second round of the light middleweight division ( 71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the Soviet Union in a fight he was generally accepted to have won.[2]

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light Middleweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. "Schande! Schande! Schande!". TIME. 11 September 1972. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
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