János Kajdi (30 December 1939 – 10 April 1992) was a

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from

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. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the lightweight, light-welterweight and

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(– 67 kg) division, respectively, and won a silver medal in 1972. In the final he was defeated by

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's Emilio Correa on points (5:0).

1964 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a lightweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Ram Prasad Gurung (Nepal) referee stopped contest * Round of 16: defeated Alex Odhiambo (Uganda) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: lost to Velikton Barannikov (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a light welterweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) by decision, 2-3

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a welterweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics: *Round of 32: Defeated James Vrij (Netherlands) by decision, 4–1 *Round of 16: Defeated

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(Mongolia) by a second-round knockout *Quarterfinal: Defeated

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(Great Britain) by decision, 5–0 *Semifinal: Defeated Richard Murunga (Kenya) by decision, 4–1 *Final: Lost to Emilio Correa (Cuba) by decision, 0–5 (was awarded the silver medal)

References

* 1939 births 1992 deaths Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Hungary Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in boxing Hungarian male boxers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Szombathely 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-boxing-bio-stub