Richard Nowakowski

{{short description|East German boxer}}

{{For|the American politicians|Richard C. Nowakowski|Richard B. Nowakowski}}

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{{Infobox boxer (amateur)|

| name=Richard Nowakowski

| image= Bundesarchiv Bild 183-Z1122-009, Richard Nowakowski.jpg

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| caption = Richard Nowakowski in 1981

| fullname = Richard Nowakowski

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| nationality = {{GDR}}

| weight class = Featherweight

| club = Schweriner SC, Schwerin

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|9|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sztum, Pomorskie, Poland

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| height = {{height|m=1.74|precision=0}}

| weight = {{convert|57|kg|lb}}

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{{MedalCountry|{{GDR}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1976 Montreal | Featherweight}}

{{MedalBronze| 1980 Moscow | Lightweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Amateur Championships}}

{{MedalBronze| 1982 Munich | Featherweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Amateur Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1977 Halle | Featherweight}}

{{MedalGold| 1981 Tampere | Featherweight}}

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Richard Nowakowski (born 27 September 1955 in Sztum, Poland) is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he was defeated in the final by Ángel Herrera of Cuba.

Four years later, when Moscow hosted the Summer Games, Nowakowski competed in the lightweight category (– 60 kg), and captured a bronze medal. This was the same result he attained in 1982 at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany.