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Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

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Olympic boxing tournament

Light welterweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueBoxing Hall, Munich
Dates30 August – 10 September
Competitors32 from 32 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Seales  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Angel Angelov  Bulgaria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Issake Dabore  Niger
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zvonimir Vujin  Yugoslavia
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Boxing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
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The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 30 August to 10 September 1972. 32 boxers from 32 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Ray Seales
 United States
Silver Angel Angelov
 Bulgaria
Bronze Issake Dabore
 Niger
Bronze Zvonimir Vujin
 Yugoslavia

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

Rank Name Country
1 Ray Seales  United States
2 Angel Angelov  Bulgaria
3T Issake Dabore  Niger
3T Zvonimir Vujin  Yugoslavia
5T Andrés Molina  Cuba
5T Graham Moughton  Great Britain
5T Bantow Srisook  Thailand
5T Kyoji Shinohara  Japan
9T Jim Montague  Ireland
9T Anatoly Kamnev  Soviet Union
9T Emilio Villa  Colombia
9T Sodnomyn Gombo  Mongolia
9T Walter Gómez  Argentina
9T Calistrat Cuțov  Romania
9T Park Tae-sik  South Korea
9T Laudiel Negrón  Puerto Rico
17T Nosra Vakil Monfard  Iran
17T Ulrich Beyer  East Germany
17T Roy Johnson  Bermuda
17T Pentti Saarman  Finland
17T Timsah Okalo Mulwal  Sudan
17T Malang Balouch  Pakistan
17T Robert Mwakosya  Tanzania
17T Yotham Kunda  Zambia
17T Luis Contreras  Venezuela
17T Krzysztof Pierwieniecki  Poland
17T Ernesto Bergamasco  Italy
17T Mohamed Muruli  Uganda
17T Abdou Fall  Senegal
17T Emmanuel Lawson  Ghana
17T Obisia Nwakpa  Nigeria
17T Fekrou Gabreselassie  Ethiopia

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. ^ "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light Welterweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
Olympic boxing champions – men's light welterweight
1952–2000: 60–63.5 kg, 2004–2012: 60–64 kg
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