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The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 38 boxers from 38 nations competed.


Medalists


Results

The following boxers took part in the event:


First round

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Stefan Förster Stefan Förster (born 17 October 1950) is a German boxer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as ...
(GDR) def.
Leslie Hamilton Flying Officer Leslie Hamilton , was a British pilot and First World War flying ace credited with six aerial victories. In 1927, he disappeared while attempting the first non-stop east–west flight across the Atlantic Ocean. His Fokker F.VIIa ...
(CAN), 4:1 *
Mayaki Seydou Mayaki Seydou (born 1949) is a Nigerien former boxer. Seydou would compete at the 1972 Summer Olympics representing Niger in men's boxing. He would compete in the men's bantamweight division. In his first match, Seydou beat Mehmet Kunova of Tu ...
(NIG) def. Mehmet Kunova (TUR), 3:2 * Koh Keun-Sang (KOR) def. Mohamed Ayele (ETH), KO-1 * Abdelaziz Hammi (TUN) def. Leopold Agbazo (DAH), 5:0 *
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November 1949 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped ...
(ESP) def.
Luis Ávila Luis Ávila (born 6 December 1948) is a Panamanian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In his opening fight, he lost to Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November ...
(PAN), 5:0 *
Aldo Cosentino Aldo Cosentino (19 October 1947 – 8 October 2023) was a French boxer. Life and career Born in Tunis, following the Tunisian independence Cosentino moved to Paris with his family in 1956. A seven times national champion in the bantamweight c ...
(FRA) def. Józef Reszpondek (POL), 5:0


Second round

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George Turpin George Turpin (born 10 January 1952 in Liverpool) is an Olympic medallist and former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Early life Turpin was born in Liverpool on 10 January 1 ...
(GBR) def.
Pierre Amont N'diaye Pierre Amont N'Diaye (born 21 April 1944) is a Senegalese boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially brand ...
(SNG), 5:0 * Chee Yen Wang (TPE) def. Manoochehr Bahmani (IRI), 3:2 * John Mwaura Nderu (KEN) def.
Eduardo Barragan Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Dudu (footballer, born 1992) (Eduardo Pereira Rodrigues), Brazilian footballer * Eduardo (footballer, born 1 ...
(COL), 4:1 * Kim Jong-Ik (PRK) def. Deusdete Vasconselos (BRA), 4:1 * Michael Dowling (IRL) def.
Ove Lundby Lars Ove Lundby (born 21 September 1953) is a Swedish retired boxer who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 197 ...
(SWE), 4:1 *
Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021Maung Win (BUR), 4:1 *
Ferry Moniaga Ferry Moniaga (born 14 September 1949) is an Indonesian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded ...
(INA) def.
René Silva René Silva (27 November 1954 – 3 June 1978) was a Nicaraguan boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he lost to Ferry Moniaga Ferry Moniaga (born 14 September 1949) ...
(NIC), 5:0 *
Joe Destimo Joseph Destimo (born 22 September 1943) is a Ghanaian boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he defeated Walter Henry John Walter Henry (born 28 July 1937) is a Canadian boxe ...
(GHA) def.
Werner Schaefer Werner may refer to: People * Werner (name), origin of the name and people with this name as surname and given name Fictional characters * Werner (comics), a German comic book character * Werner Von Croy, a fictional character in the ''Tomb Rai ...
(FRG), 3:2 * Buyangiin Ganbat (MGL) def.
David Oleme David Oleme (born 7 January 1952) is a Cameroonian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as M ...
(CMR), 5:0 * Ricardo Carreras (USA) def. Michael O'Brien (AUS), TKO-3 *
Vassily Solomin Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin (, 5 January 1953, in Perm – 28 December 1997, in Perm) was a boxer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There, he won a bronze medal in the lightweight ...
(URS) def. Veepol Charndej (THA), 5:0 * Marin Lazar (ROU) def. Flevitus Bitegeko (TNZ), 5:0 *
Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1980. He was the Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion, and made five title defenses. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the ba ...
(MEX) def.
Ricardo Fortaleza Ricardo Mendoza Fortaleza (born April 18, 1951 in Malate, Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino- Australian retired Olympic amateur boxer/amateur boxing coach and boxing instructor. He currently lives in Blacktown, Sydney, Australia. E ...
(PHI), TKO-2 * Koh Keun-Sang (KOR) def. Abdelazis Hammi (TUN), 5:0 *
Stefan Förster Stefan Förster (born 17 October 1950) is a German boxer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as ...
(GDR) def.
Mayaki Seydou Mayaki Seydou (born 1949) is a Nigerien former boxer. Seydou would compete at the 1972 Summer Olympics representing Niger in men's boxing. He would compete in the men's bantamweight division. In his first match, Seydou beat Mehmet Kunova of Tu ...
(NIG), 5:0 *
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November 1949 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped ...
(ESP) def.
Aldo Cosentino Aldo Cosentino (19 October 1947 – 8 October 2023) was a French boxer. Life and career Born in Tunis, following the Tunisian independence Cosentino moved to Paris with his family in 1956. A seven times national champion in the bantamweight c ...
(FRA), 4:1


Third round

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George Turpin George Turpin (born 10 January 1952 in Liverpool) is an Olympic medallist and former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Early life Turpin was born in Liverpool on 10 January 1 ...
(GBR) def. Chee Yen Wang (TPE), 5:0 * John Mwaura Nderu (KEN) def. Kim Jong-Ik (PRK), 4:1 *
Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021Michael Dowling (IRL), 3:2 *
Ferry Moniaga Ferry Moniaga (born 14 September 1949) is an Indonesian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded ...
(INA) def.
Joe Destimo Joseph Destimo (born 22 September 1943) is a Ghanaian boxer. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he defeated Walter Henry John Walter Henry (born 28 July 1937) is a Canadian boxe ...
(GHA), 4:1 * Ricardo Carreras (USA) def. Buyangiin Ganbat (MGL), 3:2 *
Vassily Solomin Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin (, 5 January 1953, in Perm – 28 December 1997, in Perm) was a boxer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There, he won a bronze medal in the lightweight ...
(URS) def. Marin Lazar (ROU), 4:1 *
Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1980. He was the Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion, and made five title defenses. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the ba ...
(MEX) def.
Stefan Förster Stefan Förster (born 17 October 1950) is a German boxer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as ...
(GDR), 5:0 *
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November 1949 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped ...
(ESP) def. Koh Keun-Sang (KOR), 5:0


Quarterfinals

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George Turpin George Turpin (born 10 January 1952 in Liverpool) is an Olympic medallist and former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Early life Turpin was born in Liverpool on 10 January 1 ...
(GBR) def. John Mwaura Nderu (KEN), 4:1 *
Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021Ferry Moniaga Ferry Moniaga (born 14 September 1949) is an Indonesian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded ...
(INA), 5:0 * Ricardo Carreras (USA) def.
Vassily Solomin Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin (, 5 January 1953, in Perm – 28 December 1997, in Perm) was a boxer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There, he won a bronze medal in the lightweight ...
(URS), 3:2 *
Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1980. He was the Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion, and made five title defenses. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the ba ...
(MEX) def.
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Juan Francisco Rodríguez Márquez (12 November 1949 – 16 April 2019) was a Spanish boxer. As an amateur he won the 1971 European flyweight title and reached the quarterfinals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Games he was stopped ...
(ESP), KO-2


Semifinals

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Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021George Turpin George Turpin (born 10 January 1952 in Liverpool) is an Olympic medallist and former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Early life Turpin was born in Liverpool on 10 January 1 ...
(GBR), 3:2 *
Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1980. He was the Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion, and made five title defenses. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the ba ...
(MEX) def. Ricardo Carreras (USA), 4:1


Final

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Orlando Martínez Orlando Martínez (September 2, 1944 – September 22, 2021Alfonso Zamora Alfonso Zamora Quiroz (born 9 February 1954) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1980. He was the Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion, and made five title defenses. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the ba ...
(MEX), 5:0


References

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Bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class ...