Richard Nowakowski (born 27 September 1955 in

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) is a retired

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from

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, who won the silver medal in the men's

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division (– 57 kg) at the

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, Canada. There he was defeated in the final by Ángel Herrera of

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. Four years later, when

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hosted the Summer Games, Nowakowski competed in the

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category (– 60 kg), and captured a bronze medal. This was the same result he attained in 1982 at the

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Olympic results

1976 – Montreal * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Ruben Mares (Philippines) by decision, 5–0 * Round of 16: Defeated Behzad Ghaedi Bardeh (Iran) referee stopped contest in third round * Quarterfinal: Defeated Gheorghe Ciochina (Romania) referee stopped contest in third round * Semifinal: Defeated

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(Poland) by decision, 5–0 * Final: Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) second-round knockout (was awarded silver medal) 1980 – Moscow * Round of 32: Defeated

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(Uganda) referee stopped contest in the first round * Quarterfinal: Defeated

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(Great Britain) by decision, 5–0 * Semifinal: Lost to

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(Soviet Union) referee stopped contest in the first round (was awarded bronze medal)

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