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

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, who won the silver medal in the

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division (– 60 kg) at the

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