Antal Kocsis (17 November 1905 – 25 October 1994) was a
Hungarian boxer who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the
gold medal in the flyweight class after winning the final against
Armand Apell of
France
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. He was born in
Budapest
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-Kispest and died in
Titusville,
United States
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. His character plays a small but memorable role in
Vilmos Kondor
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's 2012 novel
Budapest Noir.
Olympic results
*Round of 32: bye
*Round of 16:
José Villanova (Spain) points
*Quarterfinal: Defeated
Hubert Ausböck (Germany) points
*Semifinal: Defeated
Carlo Cavagnoli (Italy) points
*Final: Defeated
Armand Apell (France) points (won gold medal)
References
profile
External links
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1905 births
1994 deaths
Flyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Hungary
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Olympic medalists in boxing
Hungarian emigrants to the United States
Martial artists from Budapest
Hungarian male boxers
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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