László Orbán (December 9, 1949 – July 15, 2009) was an amateur

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from

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, who won the silver medal in the

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division (– 60 kg) 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. ...

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. In the final he was defeated by

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's Jan Szczepański on points, (5:0).

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of László Orbán, a lightweight boxer from Hungary who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics: * Round of 64: defeated

Mohamed Sourour Mohamed Sourour (11 March 1940 – 22 August 2022) was a Moroccan boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly know ...

(Morocco) on points, 5-0 * Round of 32: defeated

Giambattista Capretti Giambattista Capretti (25 September 1946 – 26 September 2016) was an Italian boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () ...

(Italy) on points, 4-1 * Round of 16: defeated Ivan Mikhailov (Bulgaria) on points, 4-1 * Quarterfinal: defeated Kim Tai-Ho (South Korea) on points, 4-1 * Semifinal: defeated Alfonso Perez (Colombia) on points, 3-2 * Final: lost to Jan Szczepanski (Poland) on points, 0-5 (awarded silver medal)

References

Olympian Database
1949 births 2009 deaths Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Hungary Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in boxing Hungarian male boxers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Szekszárd Sportspeople from Tolna County 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-boxing-bio-stub