Antal Kocsis
{{Short description|Hungarian boxer (1905–1994)}}
{{for|the politician|Imre Antal Kocsis}}
{{No footnotes|date=April 2020}}
{{eastern name order|Kocsis Antal}}
{{MedalTableTop|image=Kocsis Antal.jpg|image_size=200px}}
{{MedalSport | Men's amateur boxing}}
{{MedalCountry | {{HUN}} }}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold| 1928 Amsterdam | Flyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Amateur Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 1927 Berlin | Flyweight}}
{{MedalBottom}}
Antal Kocsis (17 November 1905 – 25 October 1994) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he won the gold medal in the flyweight class after winning the final against Armand Apell of France. He was born in Budapest-Kispest and died in Titusville, United States. His character plays a small but memorable role in Vilmos Kondor's 2012 novel Budapest Noir.
Olympic results
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: José Villanova (Spain) points
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Hubert Ausböck (Germany) points
- Semifinal: Defeated Carlo Cavagnoli (Italy) points
- Final: Defeated Armand Apell (France) points (won gold medal)
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070901172441/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KOCSIANT01 Antal Kocsis at databaseOlympics.com]
External links
- {{Boxrec|id=027840}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Boxing Flyweight}}
{{Footer European Amateur Champions Flyweight}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kocsis, Antal}}
Category:Olympic boxers for Hungary
Category:Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Hungary
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Hungarian emigrants to the United States
Category:Hungarian male boxers
Category:Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
{{Hungary-boxing-bio-stub}}