Andrzej Biegalski (5 March 1953 – 14 March 2017) was a Polish heavyweight amateur

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/ref> He reached the quarterfinal round in the World Championships in

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, June 1975 when he beat

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from Germany by a heavy KO. However, he was not able to follow that success with more achievement due to

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. During

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, he lost his first bout to

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. He also participated in the European Championship in 1979.Polski Komitet Olimpijski (Polish Olympic Committee) "Biegalski, Andrzej", Biegalski was a three time national champion in 1974 and in 1978 in a heavyweight division, and in 1979 in a superheavyweight competition.Gazeta Wyborcza, Krakow, "Mistrz Biegalski na Wiśle" (Champion Biegalski on the Vistula), 2006-12-08

/ref> Later in life he was also involved in politics.

1976 Olympic results

Below is the record of Andrzej Biegalski, a Polish heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to John Tate (United States) by decision, 0-5

References

1953 births 2017 deaths People from Lwówek Śląski County Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Polish male boxers 20th-century Polish men 21st-century Polish men {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub