The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 August to 10 September 1972. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Alejandro Montoya (CUB) def. Alec Năstac (ROU), KO-1 *

Bill Knight William George Knight (born October 24, 1947) is a former senior executive and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. Knight was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan. A teacher by profession, Knight was first elected as a New Dem ...

(GBR) def.

Julius Luipa Julius Luipa (2 January 1948 – 19 June 1996) was a Zambian boxer who won two silver medals at the Commonwealth Games and represented Zambia at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games. One of Zambia's best amateur boxers, he was the country's Spo ...

(ZAM), 3:2 *

Hans-Joachim Brauske Hans-Joachim Brauske (born 12 October 1943) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as M ...

(GDR) def. Abdalla Abdelwahb Salih (SUD), 3:2 * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def. William Gomnies (INA), KO-1 *

Nazif Kuran Nazif Kuran (born 20 May 1945) is a Turkish boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...

(TUR) def. Athanasios Giannopoulos (GRE), TKO-2 * Nathaniel Knowles (BAH) def. Faustino Quinales (VEN), TKO-1

Second round

Reima Virtanen Reima Valdemar Virtanen (born 5 November 1947 in Kemi, Finnish Lapland) is a former boxer from Finland, who won the silver medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was nicknamed "Kila" and ...

(FIN) def.

Titus Simba Titus Simba (born 30 November 1941, date of death unknown) was a Tanzanian boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he lost to Chris Finnegan of Great Britain. He also won a silver ...

(TNZ), 3:2 * Witold Stachurski (POL) def. Peter Dula (KEN), 4:1 *

Prince Amartey Prince Amartey (25 June 1944 – 23 September 2022) was a Ghanaian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He shared the podium with USA's Marvin Johnson. Previou ...

(GHA) def. José Luis Espinosa (MEX), 5:0 * Poul Knudsen (DEN) def. William Peets (VIS), 5:0 * Marvin Johnson (USA) def.

Ewald Jarmer Ewald Jarmer (born 12 August 1942) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 ...

(FRG), 5:0 * Alejandro Montoya (CUB) def.

(GBR), TKO-2 * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def.

(GDR), 5:0 *

(TUR) def. Nathaniel Knowles (BAH), KO-1

Quarterfinals

(FIN) def. Witold Stachurski (POL), TKO-3 *

(GHA) def. Poul Knudsen (DEN), 3:2 * Marvin Johnson (USA) def. Alejandro Montoya (CUB), 5:0 * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def.

(TUR), TKO-2

Semifinals

(FIN) def.

(GHA), 3:2 * Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def. Marvin Johnson (USA), TKO-2

Final

* Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) def.

(FIN), KO-1

References

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Middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...