Krzysztof Kazimierz Kosedowski (born December 12, 1960 in
Tczew
Tczew (, csb, Dërszewò; formerly ) is a city on the Vistula River in Pomerelia, Eastern Pomerania, Kociewie, northern Poland with 59,111 inhabitants (December 2021). The city is known for its Old Town and the Vistula Bridge, or Bridge of Tczew ...
) is a retired
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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from
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, who won the bronze medal in the
featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
division (– 57 kg) at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in
Moscow
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,
Soviet Union
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. In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual silver medalist
Adolfo Horta of
Cuba
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after walk-over.
Kosedowski's brothers
Dariusz Kosedowski and
Leszek Kosedowski
Leszek Marian Kosedowski (born May 25, 1954 in Środa Śląska) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won a bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There ...
also boxed for Poland in the Olympic games.
Kosedowski played in movie:
Chłopaki nie płaczą
''Boys Don't Cry'' ( pl, Chłopaki nie płaczą) is a Polish movie directed by Olaf Lubaszenko. It was shot between June 9, 1999 and July 14, 1999 on location in Warszawa and Jelenia Góra. The film premiered on February 25, 2000, and has receiv ...
.
1980 Olympic results
*Round of 64: bye
*Round of 32: Defeated
Gu Yong-ju
Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer ...
(North Korea) by decision, 5-0
*Round of 16: Defeated
Dejan Marovic (Yugoslavia) by decision, 4-1
*Quarterfinal: Defeated
Sydney dal Rovere (Brazil) by decision, 5-0
*Semifinal: Lost to
Adolfo Horta (Cuba) by walkover (was awarded bronze medal)
References
databaseOlympicskosedowskis blog
1960 births
Living people
Featherweight boxers
Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Poland
Olympic bronze medalists for Poland
People from Tczew
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Pomeranian Voivodeship
Polish male film actors
Polish male boxers
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