Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flyweight

The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 36 boxers from 36 nations competed.[1]

Flyweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueBoxing Hall, Munich
Dates27 August – 10 September
Competitors36 from 36 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Georgi Kostadinov Bulgaria
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Leo Rwabwogo Uganda
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Leszek Błażyński Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Douglas Rodríguez Cuba
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Medalists

GoldGeorgi Kostadinov
 Bulgaria
SilverLeo Rwabwogo
 Uganda
BronzeLeszek Błażyński
 Poland
BronzeDouglas Rodríguez
 Cuba

Results

The following boxers took part in the event:[1]

RankNameCountry
1Georgi Kostadinov  Bulgaria
2Leo Rwabwogo  Uganda
3TLeszek Błażyński  Poland
3TDouglas Rodríguez  Cuba
5TYu Jong-man  South Korea
5TCalixto Pérez  Colombia
5TBoris Zoriktuyev  Soviet Union
5TNeil McLaughlin  Ireland
9TArturo Delgado  Mexico
9TNyamdashiin Batsüren  Mongolia
9TTim Dement  United States
9TChris Ius  Canada
9TFranco Udella  Italy
9TConstantin Gruiescu  Romania
9TChawalit On-Chim  Thailand
9TMohamed Selim Soheim  Egypt
17TSalvador Miranda  Nicaragua
17TChander Narayanan  India
17TSaidi Tambwe  Tanzania
17TAntonio García  Spain
17TMartín Vargas  Chile
17TAli Gharbi  Tunisia
17TJan Balouch  Pakistan
17TAli Ouabbou  Morocco
17TVanlal Dawla  Myanmar
17TFelix Maina  Kenya
17TKemal Solunur  Turkey
17TFujio Nagai  Japan
17TMaurice O'Sullivan  Great Britain
17TGerd Schubert  West Germany
32TWilfredo Gómez  Puerto Rico
32TJorge Acuña  Uruguay
32TRabah Khaloufi  France
32TRene Fortaleza  Philippines
32TJorge Mejía  Ecuador
32TMohamed Abakkar  Sudan

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References