Jan Antoni Szczepański (20 November 1939 in

Małecz Małecz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubochnia, within Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Lubochnia, north of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and south-east of the r ...

– 15 January 2017 in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

) was a Polish

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, who won the gold medal in the

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division (– 60 kg) at the

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. In the final he defeated

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's László Orbán on points (5:0). Szczepański died on 15 January 2017, after a long illness.

Olympic results

*1st round bye *Defeated Kasamiro Kashri Marchlo (Sudan) 5-0 *Defeated

James Busceme James Anthony Busceme Jr. (born February 14, 1952), also known by the nickname "Bubba", is a retired American boxer, who became one of the most celebrated American amateur boxers in history. Amateur career Born in Beaumont, Texas, Busceme was, ...

(United States) 5-0 *Defeated Charlie Nash (Ireland) RSC 3 *Defeated

Samuel Mbugua Samuel Mbugua (born 1 January 1946) is a retired boxer from Kenya, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the semifinals he was defeated by Poland's ...

(Kenya) walk-over *Defeated László Orbán (Hungary) 5-0

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