Boxing At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Light Heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed. Medalists Results The following boxers took part in the event: First round * Isaac Ikhouria (NGR) def. Anton Schaer (SUI), 3:2 * Valdemar Paulino Oliveira (BRA) def. Nghivav Mehtab Singh (IND), 5:0 * Nikolay Anfimov (URS) def. Georgi Stankov (BUL), 5:0 * Mahmoud Ahmed Ali (EGY) def. Gombo Zorig (MGL), 5:0 * Janusz Gortat (POL) def. Jaroslav Kral (TCH), 5:0 * Raymond Russell (USA) def. Stephen Thega (KEN), TKO-2 * Rudi Hornig (FRG) def. Henri Moreau (FRA), 5:0 * Guglielmo Spinello (ITA) def. Samson Laizer (TNZ), KO-2 * Marian Culineac (ROU) def. Oliver Wright (JAM), 5:0 * Miguel Angel Cuello (ARG) def. Ottomar Sachse (GDR), 4:1 * Mate Parlov (YUG) def. Noureddine Aman Hassan (CHA), TKO-2 * Imre Tóth ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boxhalle
Boxhalle is an indoor arena located in Olympiapark in Munich, Germany. For the 1972 Summer Olympics, it hosted the Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, boxing events and the Judo at the 1972 Summer Olympics, judo finals. The space under the roof enclosed , and had two scoreboards long by high. References1972 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 2. pp. 193–4. Venues of the 1972 Summer Olympics Indoor arenas in Germany Olympic boxing venues Olympic judo venues Buildings and structures in Munich Sports venues in Bavaria Boxing venues in Germany {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Waldemar De Oliveira
Waldemar de Oliveira (born 22 July 1951) is a Brazilian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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 .... References External links * 1951 births Living people Brazilian male boxers Olympic boxers for Brazil Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in boxing Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Sportspeople from Pernambuco Light-heavyweight boxers Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games 20th-century Brazilian people 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samson Laizer
Samson Hassan Laizer (born 31 December 1949) is a Tanzanian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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 .... References External links * 1949 births Living people Tanzanian male boxers Olympic boxers for Tanzania Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-heavyweight boxers {{Tanzania-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henri Moreau
Henri-Claude Moreau (born 5 August 1945) is a French boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light heavyweight, men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1945 births Living people French male boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-heavyweight boxers {{France-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steven Thega
Stephen Thega (9 February 1946 – 28 September 2021) was a Kenyan 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 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 .... Thega died from COVID-19 in 2021. References External links * 1946 births 2021 deaths Kenyan male boxers Olympic boxers for Kenya Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Murang'a Light-heavyweight boxers Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya {{Kenya-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jaroslav Král
Jaroslav Král (born 6 March 1948) is a Czechoslovak boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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 .... In his first fight, he lost to Janusz Gortat of Poland. References External links * 1948 births Living people Light-heavyweight boxers Czechoslovak male boxers Olympic boxers for Czechoslovakia Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Czech male boxers {{CzechRepublic-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gombyn Zorig
Gombyn Zorig (born 20 June 1945) is a Mongolian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he lost in his first fight to Ahmed Mahmoud Aly Ahmed Mahmoud Aly (born 12 September 1945) is an Egyptian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly kno ... of Egypt. References 1945 births Living people Mongolian male boxers Olympic boxers for Mongolia Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century Mongolian people {{Mongolia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georgi Stankov
Georgi Stankov (born 10 August 1943 in Kosharevo, Bulgaria) is a boxer from Bulgaria. He competed for Bulgaria in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ... held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place. He returned to the Olympics four years later in Munich but lost in the first round. References * 1943 births Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Bulgarian male boxers {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nghlhav Mehtabs Singh
Mehtab Singh (5 January 1948 – 6 January 2021) was an Indian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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 .... He died on 5 January 2021. References External links * 1948 births 2021 deaths Indian male boxers Olympic boxers for India Boxers from Haryana Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Light-heavyweight boxers Recipients of the Arjuna Award {{India-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anton Schär
Anton Schär (born 7 June 1942) is a Swiss boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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. .... References 1942 births Living people Swiss male boxers Olympic boxers for Switzerland Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-heavyweight boxers {{Switzerland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Imre Tóth (boxer)
Imre Tóth (6 May 1948 – 13 April 2017) was a Hungarian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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 .... References External links * 1948 births 2017 deaths Hungarian male boxers Olympic boxers for Hungary Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Budapest Light-heavyweight boxers {{Hungary-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marian Culineac
Marian Culineac (born 1 January 1952) is a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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 .... References 1952 births Living people Romanian male boxers Olympic boxers for Romania Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers from Bucharest Light-heavyweight boxers {{Romania-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |