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Jan Szczepański (boxer)

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Polish boxer
Jan Szczepański (left)
Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Poland
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Madrid Lightweight

Jan Antoni Szczepański (20 November 1939 in Małecz – 15 January 2017 in Warsaw) was a Polish boxer, who won the gold medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he defeated Hungary's László Orbán on points (5:0).

Szczepański died on 15 January 2017, after a long illness.

Olympic results

References

  1. "Nie żyje Jan Szczepański, mistrz olimpijski w boksie". Onet Sport.

External links

Olympic boxing champions – men's lightweight
1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–2024: 58–63 kg · 2024–: 58–63.5 kg


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