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Polish boxer For comic book artist, see Henryk Chmielewski (comics).

Henryk Chmielewsk
Born8 January 1914
Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died1998 (aged 84)
Hollywood, United States
Boxing record
Total fights82
Wins55
Wins by KO24
Losses23
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Poland
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1937 Milan Middleweight

Henryk Chmielewski (8 January 1914 – 15 November 1998) was a Polish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Łódź, Poland.

In 1936 he finished fourth in the middleweight class. After his loss in the semifinal bout against Henry Tiller he was not able to fight in the bronze medal bout against Raúl Villarreal.

He won gold medal in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, at Milan 1937.

In 1938, he emigrated to the United States, where he became a professional boxer (Henry Chemel). He died in Hollywood, Florida.

He was the winner of the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award 1987.

References

  1. profile Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  2. EuropeanChampionships
  3. Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award


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