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Jan Antoni Szczepański (20 November 1939 in Małecz – 15 January 2017 in

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) was a Polish

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, who won the gold medal in the

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division (– 60 kg) at the

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. In the final he defeated

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's László Orbán on points (5:0). Szczepański died on 15 January 2017, after long illness.

Olympic results

*1st round bye *Defeated

Kasamiro Kashri Marchlo Kasamiro Kashri Marchlo (born 1948) is a Sudanese boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 19 ...

(Sudan) 5-0 *Defeated

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(United States) 5-0 *Defeated Charlie Nash (Ireland) RSC 3 *Defeated

Samuel Mbugua Samuel Mbugua (born 1 January 1946) is a retired boxer from Kenya, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the semifinals he was defeated by Poland ...

(Kenya) walk-over *Defeated László Orbán (Hungary) 5-0

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