Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight
{{short description|Olympic boxing tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Light middleweight boxing
|games = 1972 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Boxing Hall, Munich
|dates = 28 August – 10 September 1972
|competitors = 34
|nations = 34
|gold = Dieter Kottysch
|goldNOC = FRG
|silver = Wiesław Rudkowski
|silverNOC = POL
|bronze = Alan Minter
|bronzeNOC = GBR
|bronze2 = Peter Tiepold
|bronzeNOC2 = GDR
|prev=1968
|next=1976
}}
{{Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics}}
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/BOX/mens-light-middleweight.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/BOX/mens-light-middleweight.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Light Middleweight |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=18 December 2018}}
Medalists
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{{OlympicGoldMedalist|Dieter Kottysch|FRG|1972 Summer}} |
{{OlympicSilverMedalist|Wiesław Rudkowski|POL|1972 Summer}} |
{{OlympicBronzeMedalist|Alan Minter|GBR|1972 Summer}} |
{{OlympicBronzeMedalist|Peter Tiepold|GDR|1972 Summer}} |
Results
The following boxers took part in the event:
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! Rank !! Name !! Country | ||
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| 1 | align="left"| Dieter Kottysch | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1972 Summer}} |
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| 2 | align="left"| Wiesław Rudkowski | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|POL|1972 Summer}} |
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| 3T | align="left"| Alan Minter | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|GBR|1972 Summer}} |
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| 3T | align="left"| Peter Tiepold | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1972 Summer}} |
5T | align="left"| Loucif Hamani | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|ALG|1972 Summer}} |
5T | align="left"| Mohamed Majeri | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|TUN|1972 Summer}} |
5T | align="left"| Emeterio Villanueva | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|MEX|1972 Summer}} |
5T | align="left"| Rolando Garbey | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|CUB|1972 Summer}} |
9T | align="left"| Anthony Richardson | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|NED|1972 Summer}} |
9T | align="left"| Valery Tregubov | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|URS|1972 Summer}} |
9T | align="left"| Evangelos Oikonomakos | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|GRE|1972 Summer}} |
9T | align="left"| Alan Jenkinson | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1972 Summer}} |
9T | align="left"| Mikko Saarinen | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|FIN|1972 Summer}} |
9T | align="left"| Christy Elliott | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|IRL|1972 Summer}} |
9T | align="left"| Nayden Stanchev | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|BUL|1972 Summer}} |
9T | align="left"| Im Jae-geun | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|KOR|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Svetomir Belić | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|YUG|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| José Antonio Colon | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|PUR|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Reggie Ford | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|GUY|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Reggie Jones | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|USA|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Nicolas Aquilino | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|PHI|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Bonifacio Ávila | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|COL|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Issoufou Habou | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|NIG|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Michel Belliard | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|FRA|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| David Attan | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|KEN|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Ion Györffi | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|ROU|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Farouk Kesrouani | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|LIB|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Alfredo Lemus | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|VEN|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Antonio Castellini | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|ITA|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| John Opio | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|UGA|1972 Summer}} |
17T | align="left"| Franz Csandl | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|AUT|1972 Summer}} |
32T | align="left"| Namkhain Tsend-Ayuush | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|MGL|1972 Summer}} |
32T | align="left"| Ricky Barnor | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|GHA|1972 Summer}} |
32T | align="left"| Oumar Fall | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|SEN|1972 Summer}} |
=First round=
- Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Ricky Barnor (GHA), 5:0
- Svetomir Belic (YUG) def. Oumar Fall (SEN), 4:1
=Second round=
- Anthony Richardson (HOL) def. Svetomir Belic (YUG), 3:2
- Loucif Hanmani (ALG) def. José Antonio Colon (PUR), 5:0
- Alan Minter (GBR) def. Reginald Ford (GUY), KO-2
- Valeri Tregubov (URS) def. Reggie Jones (USA), 3:2
Reggie Jones was controversially eliminated in the second round of the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Valeri Tregubov of the Soviet Union in a fight he was generally accepted to have won.{{cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,906352-1,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205041648/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,906352-1,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 December 2008 |title=Schande! Schande! Schande! |accessdate=20 February 2009 |work=Time |publisher= |date=11 September 1972 }}
- Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE) def. Nicolas Aquilino (PHI), 5:0
- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Bonifacio Avila (COL), TKO-2
- Mohamed Majeri (TUN) def. Issoufou Habou (NIG), 5:0
- Alan Jenkinson (AUS) def. Michel Belliard (FRA), 4:1
- Mikko Saarinen (FIN) def. David Attan (KEN), TKO-2
- Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Ion Györfi (ROU), 4:1
- Christopher Elliott (IRL) def. Farouk Kesrouan (LEB), 5:0
- Emeterio Villanueva (MEX) def. Alfredo Lemus (VEN), 4:1
- Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Antonio Castellini (ITA), 5:0
- Nayden Stanchev (BUL) def. John Opio (UGA), 3:2
- Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Franz Csandl (AUT), 5:0
- Jae Keun-Lim (KOR) def. Namchal Tsendaiush (MGL), 3:2
=Third round=
- Loucif Hanmani (ALG) def. Anthony Richardson (HOL), TKO-2
- Alan Minter (GBR) def. Valeri Tregubov (URS), 5:0
- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE), 5:0
- Mohamed Majeri (TUN) def. Alan Jenkinson (AUS), 5:0
- Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Mikko Saarinen (FIN), 5:0
- Emeterio Villanueva (MEX) def. Christopher Elliott (IRL), TKO-3
- Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Nayden Stanchev (BUL), 5:0
- Rolando Garbey (CUB) def. Jae Keun-Lim (KOR), TKO-2
=Quarterfinals=
- Alan Minter (GBR) def. Loucif Hanmani (ALG), 4:1
- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Mohamed Majeri (TUN), 5:0
- Peter Tiepold (GDR) def. Emeterio Villanueva (MEX), 5:0
- Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Rolando Garbey (CUB), 4:1
=Semifinals=
- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Alan Minter (GBR), 3:2
- Wiesław Rudkowski (POL) def. Peter Tiepold (GDR), 4:1
=Final=
- Dieter Kottysch (FRG) def. Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 3:2
References
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