The men's welterweight 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 67 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 37 boxers from 37 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

* Ib Bøtcher (DEN) def.

Nicolas Ortiz Flores Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

(PUR), 3:2 *

Vladimir Kolev Vladimir Kolev ( bg, Владимир Колев, born April 18, 1954) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria and Olympic bronze medalist. He also works as an actor, and has appeared in many American films. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montr ...

(BUL) def. Abdelhamid Fouad Gad (EGY), 5:0 * David Jackson (UGA) def.

Victor Zilberman Victor Zilberman (born 20 September 1947) is a retired boxer from Romania. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968 (Mexico City). He also won 8 national senior titles and two silver medals at the European Amateur Boxin ...

(ROU), 3:2 * Carlos Burga (PER) def. Ketil Hodne (NOR), 4:1 *

Jesse Valdez Jesus "Jesse" Valdez (born December 7, 1947) is a retired boxer. He was selected a member of the All-American AAU boxing team for 1973, and was named the top welterweight amateur boxer in the nation in 1973 by the National AAU Boxing Commit ...

(USA) def. Kolman Kalipe (TOG), 5:0

Second round

Alfonso Fernández Alfonso Fernández Fernández (born 15 April 1951) is a Spanish boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly kn ...

(ESP) def. Hakki Sözen (TUR), 4:1 *

Maurice Hope Maurice Hope (born 6 December 1951) is a British former boxer, who was world junior middleweight champion. Born in Antigua, he grew up in Hackney, London. He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Boxin ...

(GBR) def.

Garry Davis Sol Gareth "Garry" Davis (27 July 1921 – 24 July 2013) was an international peace activist best known for renouncing his American citizenship and interrupting the United Nations in 1948 to advocate for world government as a way to end nation ...

(BAH), 5:0 *

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(MGL) def. Emma Flash Ankoudey (GHA), 3:2 *

János Kajdi János Kajdi (30 December 1939 – 10 April 1992) was a boxer from Hungary. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the lightweight, light-welterweight and welterweight (– 67 kg) division, respectively, and won a silver medal i ...

(HUN) def. James Vrij (HOL), 4:1 * Kerry Devlin (AUS) def. Mirgaani Rizgalla (SUD), TKO-3 * Sergio Lozano (MEX) def. Joe Mensah (NGR), 5:0 * Vartex Parsanian (IRI) def. Mbaraka Mkanga (TNZ), 5:0 * Richard Murunga (KEN) def. Alfons Stawski (POL), 4:1 * Emilio Correa (CUB) def.

Damiano Lassandro Damiano Lassandro (born 18 December 1947) is an Italian boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as M ...

(ITA), 5:0 *

Manfred Wolke Manfred Wolke (born 14 January 1943 in Babelsberg, Brandenburg) is a German former welterweight boxer. He was a member of the ''Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder''. Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight ...

(GDR) def. Panayotis Therianos (GRE), 4:1 *

Günther Meier Günther Meier (July 26, 1941 – November 23, 2020) was a German amateur boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. Meier also competed as a welterweight at the 1972 Mun ...

(FRG) def. Jeff Rackley (NZL), 5:0 * Sangnual Rabieb (THA) def. Karl Gschwind (SUI), 5:0 * Anatoliy Khokhlov (URS) def.

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(CHI), TKO-3 *

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(IRL) def. Ib Bøtcher (DEN), TKO-3 * David Jackson (UGA) def.

(BUL), 4:1 *

(USA) def. Carlos Burga (PER), 4:1

Third round

(GBR) def.

(ESP), walk-over *

(HUN) def.

(MGL), KO-2 * Sergio Lozano (MEX) def. Kerry Devlin (AUS), 4:1 * Richard Murunga (KEN) def. Vartex Parsanian (IRI), TKO-3 * Emilio Correa (CUB) def.

(GDR), TKO-2 *

(FRG) def. Sangnual Rabieb (THA), 5:0 * Anatoliy Khokhlov (URS) def.

(IRL), 5:0 *

(USA) def. David Jackson (UGA), 4:1

Quarterfinals

(HUN) def.

(GBR), 5:0 * Richard Murunga (KEN) def. Sergio Lozano (MEX), KO-1 * Emilio Correa (CUB) def.

(FRG), 3:2 *

(USA) def. Anatoly Khohlov (URS), 5:0

Semifinals

(HUN) def. Richard Murunga (KEN), 4:1 * Emilio Correa (CUB) def.

(USA), 3:2

Final

* Emilio Correa (CUB) def.

(HUN), 5:0

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1972 Summer Olympics - Welterweight

Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...