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Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

Bantamweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueBoxing Hall, Munich
Dates27 August – 10 September
Competitors38 from 38 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Orlando Martínez  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alfonso Zamora  Mexico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Turpin  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ricardo Carreras  United States
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The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 38 boxers from 38 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

Gold Orlando Martínez
 Cuba
Silver Alfonso Zamora
 Mexico
Bronze George Turpin
 Great Britain
Bronze Ricardo Carreras
 United States

Results

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

Rank Name Country
1 Orlando Martínez  Cuba
2 Alfonso Zamora  Mexico
3T George Turpin  Great Britain
3T Ricardo Carreras  United States
5T John Nderu  Kenya
5T Ferry Moniaga  Indonesia
5T Vasily Solomin  Soviet Union
5T Juan Francisco Rodríguez  Spain
9T Wang Chee-yen  Chinese Taipei
9T Kim Jong-ik  North Korea
9T Mick Dowling  Ireland
9T Joe Destimo  Ghana
9T Buyangiin Ganbat  Mongolia
9T Marian Lazăr  Romania
9T Stefan Förster  East Germany
9T Go Saeng-geun  South Korea
17T Pierre Amont N'Diaye  Senegal
17T Manouchehr Bahmani  Iran
17T Eduardo Barragan  Colombia
17T Deusdete Vasconcelos  Brazil
17T Ove Lundby  Sweden
17T Win Maung  Burma
17T René Silva  Nicaragua
17T Werner Schäfer  West Germany
17T David Oleme  Cameroon
17T Mick O'Brien  Australia
17T Charndej Weerapol  Thailand
17T Flevitus Bitegeko  Tanzania
17T Ricardo Fortaleza  Philippines
17T Mayaki Seydou  Niger
17T Abdel Aziz Hammi  Tunisia
17T Aldo Cosentino  France
33T Les Hamilton  Canada
33T Mehmet Kumova  Turkey
33T Ayele Mohamed  Ethiopia
33T Leopold Agbazo  Dahomey
33T Luis Ávila  Panama
33T Józef Reszpondek  Poland

First round

Second round

Third round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Bantamweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2018.