Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight

Bantamweight boxing at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Boxing Hall, Munich
Dates	27 August – 10 September
Competitors	38 from 38 nations
Medalists
Orlando Martínez  Cuba Alfonso Zamora  Mexico George Turpin  Great Britain 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	Manuchehr Bahmani	Iran
17T	Eduardo Barragan	Colombia
17T	Deusdete Vasconcelos	Brazil
17T	Ove Lundby	Sweden
17T	Win Maung	Myanmar
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	Benin
33T	Luis Ávila	Panama
33T	Józef Reszpondek	Poland

First round

• Leslie Hamilton
  (CAN), 4:1
• Mehmet Kunova
  (TUR), 3:2
• Mohamed Ayele
  (ETH), KO-1
• Abdelaziz Hammi (TUN) def. Leopold Agbazo
  (DAH), 5:0
• Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP) def. Luis Ávila (PAN), 5:0
• Aldo Cosentino (FRA) def. Józef Reszpondek (POL), 5:0

Second round

• Pierre Amont N'diaye
  (SNG), 5:0
• Manoochehr Bahmani
  (IRI), 3:2
• Eduardo Barragan
  (COL), 4:1
• Deusdete Vasconselos
  (BRA), 4:1
• Michael Dowling (IRL) def. Ove Lundby (SWE), 4:1
• Maung Win
  (BUR), 4:1
• Ferry Moniaga (INA) def. René Silva (NIC), 5:0
• Werner Schaefer
  (FRG), 3:2
• Buyangiin Ganbat (MGL) def. David Oleme (CMR), 5:0
• Michael O'Brien
  (AUS), TKO-3
• Veepol Charndej
  (THA), 5:0
• Marin Lazar (ROU) def. Flevitus Bitegeko
  (TNZ), 5:0
• Alfonso Zamora (MEX) def. Ricardo Fortaleza (PHI), TKO-2
• Abdelazis Hammi
  (TUN), 5:0
• Stefan Förster (GDR) def. Mayaki Seydou (NIG), 5:0
• Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP) def. Aldo Cosentino (FRA), 4:1

Third round

• Chee Yen Wang
  (TPE), 5:0
• Kim Jong-Ik
  (PRK), 4:1
• Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Michael Dowling (IRL), 3:2
• Joe Destimo
  (GHA), 4:1
• Ricardo Carreras (USA) def. Buyangiin Ganbat (MGL), 3:2
• Marin Lazar
  (ROU), 4:1
• Alfonso Zamora (MEX) def. Stefan Förster (GDR), 5:0
• Koh Keun-Sang
  (KOR), 5:0

Quarterfinals

• John Mwaura Nderu
  (KEN), 4:1
• Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Ferry Moniaga (INA), 5:0
• Ricardo Carreras (USA) def. Vassily Solomin (URS), 3:2
• Alfonso Zamora (MEX) def. Juan Francisco Rodríguez (ESP), KO-2

Semifinals

• Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. George Turpin (GBR), 3:2
• Alfonso Zamora (MEX) def. Ricardo Carreras (USA), 4:1

Final

• Orlando Martínez (CUB) def. Alfonso Zamora (MEX), 5:0

References