The men's light 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 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.

Medalists

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:

First round

Rolando Garbey Rolando Garbey Garbey (born November 19, 1947, in Santiago de Cuba) is a retired Cuban boxer. He competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic silver medal in 1968 and a bronze medal in 1976. In 1974 ...

(CUB) def. Ricky Barnor (GHA), 5:0 * Svetomir Belic (YUG) def. Oumar Fall (SEN), 4:1

Second round

* Anthony Richardson (HOL) def. Svetomir Belic (YUG), 3:2 * Loucif Hanmani (ALG) def. José Antonio Colon (PUR), 5:0 * Alan Minter (GBR) def. Reginald Ford (GUY), KO-2 *

Valeri Tregubov Valery Tregubov (19 March 1942 – 1986) was a Russian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly k ...

(URS) def. Reggie Jones (USA), 3:2 Reggie Jones was controversially eliminated in the second round of the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by

of the

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in a fight he was generally accepted to have won. * Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE) def. Nicolas Aquilino (PHI), 5:0 *

Dieter Kottysch Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch ...

(FRG) def. Bonifacio Avila (COL), TKO-2 *

Mohamed Majeri Mohamed Majeri (born 23 August 1948) is a Tunisian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(TUN) def.

Issoufou Habou Issoufou Habou (born 1945) is a former Nigerien light-middleweight boxer. Habou competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics for Niger.Alan Jenkinson Alan Jenkinson (born 11 February 1952) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly kno ...

(AUS) def. Michel Belliard (FRA), 4:1 * Mikko Saarinen (FIN) def. David Attan (KEN), TKO-2 *

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(GDR) def.

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(ROU), 4:1 * Christopher Elliott (IRL) def. Farouk Kesrouan (LEB), 5:0 *

Emeterio Villanueva Emeterio Villanueva (born 3 March 1946) is a Mexican boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known a ...

(MEX) def. Alfredo Lemus (VEN), 4:1 * Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Antonio Castellini (ITA), 5:0 * Nayden Stanchev (BUL) def. John Opio (UGA), 3:2 *

(CUB) def.

Franz Csandl Franz Csandl (24 September 1948 – 1 August 2023) was an Austrian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and c ...

(AUT), 5:0 * Jae Keun-Lim (KOR) def. Namchal Tsendaiush (MGL), 3:2

Third round

* Loucif Hanmani (ALG) def. Anthony Richardson (HOL), TKO-2 * Alan Minter (GBR) def.

(URS), 5:0 *

(FRG) def. Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE), 5:0 *

(TUN) def.

Alan Jenkinson Alan Jenkinson (born 11 February 1952) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly kno ...

(AUS), 5:0 *

(GDR) def. Mikko Saarinen (FIN), 5:0 *

(MEX) def. Christopher Elliott (IRL), TKO-3 * Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Nayden Stanchev (BUL), 5:0 *

(CUB) def. Jae Keun-Lim (KOR), TKO-2

Quarterfinals

* Alan Minter (GBR) def. Loucif Hanmani (ALG), 4:1 *

(FRG) def.

(TUN), 5:0 *

(GDR) def.

(MEX), 5:0 * Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def.

(CUB), 4:1

Semifinals

(FRG) def. Alan Minter (GBR), 3:2 * Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def.

(GDR), 4:1

Final

(FRG) def. Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 3:2

References

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