Antoni ‘’Kolka’’ Kolczyński (25 August 1917 – 19 June 1964) was a Polish boxer, champion of Europe and participant in the Olympic Games. In 1937 he won silver in the Championships of Poland, and next year, he was chosen the best fighter of the

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boxing match. Also, in 1938 he was voted second most popular athlete of Poland, in the Przeglad Sportowy plebiscite. During the

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, Kolczynski achieved his biggest success, winning gold. In the final fight of the

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, he beat Erik Ågren from

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. During

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, Kolczynski was unable to continue career. After 1945, he never got back to the late-1930s form. He participated in the 1948 Olympic Games in

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as well as other tournaments without much success. However, he was a top champion of Poland, winning the national competitions in 1946, 1947, 1950 and 1951. Kolczynski ended career in 1952. Altogether, he fought 238 times, winning 216 fights and losing 22.

1948 Olympic results

Below is the record of Antoni Kolczyński, a Polish middleweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to Dogomar Martinez (Uruguay) on points

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* * * 1917 births 1964 deaths Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Poland Welterweight boxers People from Płońsk County Martial artists from Masovian Voivodeship Polish male boxers 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub