Kazimierz Piotr Adach (born 9 May 1957 in
Ustka
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) is a retired
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from
Poland
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, who won the bronze medal in the
lightweight
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division (– 60 kg) at the
1980 Summer Olympics
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in
Moscow
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,
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. In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual gold medalist
Ángel Herrera of
Cuba
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.
1980 Olympic results
Below are the results of Kazimierz Adach, a lightweight boxer from Poland who competed at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow:
* Round of 32: Defeated
Bounphisith Songkhamphou (Laos) referee stopped contest in second round
* Round of 16: Defeated
Omari Golaya (Tanzania) by decision, 5-0
* Quarterfinal: Defeated
Florian Livadaru (Romania) referee stopped contest in third round
* Semifinal: Lost to
Ángel Herrera (Cuba) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
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1957 births
Living people
Polish male boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Poland
Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
Olympic medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
People from Słupsk County
Sportspeople from Pomeranian Voivodeship
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