Henryk Kukier
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| Born | 1 January 1930 Lublin, Poland | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 December 2020 (aged 90) Strzelce Krajeńskie, Poland | |||||||||||||||||
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Henryk Jerzy Kukier (1 January 1930 – 5 December 2020) was a Polish boxer.
Career
Kukier won the gold medal in the Flyweight class at the 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Warsaw,[1] and the bronze medal at the 1955 European Amateur Boxing Championships in West Berlin.[2] Kukier was a Polish champion six times (1953–1957 and 1960). He competed thrice in the Boxing at the Summer Olympics (1952, 1956, 1960). Between 1951 and 1960 he was on the Polish national team and fought 35 times, winning 25 bouts and losing 10.[3]
Death
Kukier was born in Lublin. He died from COVID-19 on 5 December 2020, at age 90, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.[4][5]
References
- ^ "European Championships1953". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2007.
- ^ "11.European Championships - West Berlin, FRG - May 27 - June 5 1955".
- ^ "Duals_index".
- ^ Zmarł Henryk Kukier. "Krótki film o miłości i zapomnieniu"
- ^ Zmarł polski pięściarz, trzykrotny olimpijczyk i mistrz Europy. Był zakażony koronawirusem (in Polish)