Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight

Light flyweight boxing at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue	Boxing Hall, Munich
Dates	28 August – 10 September
Competitors	31 from 31 nations
Medalists
György Gedó  Hungary Kim U-gil  North Korea Ralph Evans  Great Britain Enrique Rodríguez  Spain
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The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	György Gedó  Hungary
Silver	Kim U-gil  North Korea
Bronze	Ralph Evans  Great Britain
Bronze	Enrique Rodríguez  Spain

Results

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

Rank	Name	Country
1	György Gedó	Hungary
2	Kim U-gil	North Korea
3T	Ralph Evans	Great Britain
3T	Enrique Rodríguez	Spain
5T	Chanyalew Haile	Ethiopia
5T	Volodymyr Ivanov	Soviet Union
5T	James Odwori	Uganda
5T	Rafael Carbonell	Cuba
9T	Shekie Kongo	Malawi
9T	Héctor Velásquez	Chile
9T	Asen Nikolov	Bulgaria
9T	Dennis Talbot	Australia
9T	Said Ahmed El-Ashry	Egypt
9T	Lee Seog-un	South Korea
9T	Davey Armstrong	United States
9T	Syed Abdul Kadir	Singapore
17T	Timothy Feruka	Zambia
17T	Vanduin Batbayar	Mongolia
17T	Salvador García	Mexico
17T	Yoshimitsu Aragaki	Japan
17T	Carlos Leyes	Argentina
17T	Surapong Sripirom	Thailand
17T	Francisco Rodríguez	Venezuela
17T	Meriga Salou Seriki	Benin
17T	Vicente Arsenal	Philippines
17T	Bakari Seleman	Tanzania
17T	Roman Rożek	Poland
17T	Arif Doğru	Turkey
17T	Alexandru Turei	Romania
17T	Prudencio Cardona	Colombia
17T	Gaetano Curcetti	Italy

First round

• Chanyalev Haile (ETH) def. Timothy Feruka
  (ZAM), KO-1
• Vandui Batbayar
  (MGL), 5:0
• Ralph Evans (GBR) def. Salvador García (MEX), 4:1
• Asen Nikolov (BUL) def. Yoshimitsu Aragaki (JPN), 5:0
• Vladimir Ivanov (URS) def. Carlos Leyes
  (ARG), 5:0
• Sripirom Surapong
  (THA), TKO-3
• Francisco Rodriguez
  (VEN), KO-2
• Said Ahmed El-Ashry (EGY) def. Meriga Salou Seriki (DAH), 5:0
• James Odwori (UGA) def. Vicente Arsenal (PHI), TKO-2
• Bakari Selemani
  (TNZ), TKO-1
• Roman Rozek
  (POL), 5:0
• Arif Dorgu
  (TUR), 4:1
• Enrique Rodriguez (ESP) def. Alexandru Turei (ROU), 3:2
• Rafael Carbonell (CUB) def. Prudencio Cardona (COL), 5:0
• Kadir Syed Abdul (SIN) def. Gaetano Curcetti
  (ITA), TKO-3

• Chanyalev Haile (ETH) def. Shekie Kongo
  (MAW), TKO-2
• Héctor Velasquez
  (CHL), 5:0
• Vladimir Ivanov (URS) def. Asen Nikolov
  (BUL), 5:0
• György Gedó (HUN) def. Dennis Talbot (AUS), 5:0
• James Odwori (UGA) def. Said Ahmed El-Ashry (EGY), TKO-2
• Lee Suk-Un
  (KOR), 4:1
• Enrique Rodríguez (ESP) def. Davey Armstrong (USA), 5:0
• Kadir Syed Abdul
  (SIN), TKO-2

Quarterfinals

• Chanyalev Haile
  (ETH), 5:0
• Vladimir Ivanov
  (URS), 3:2
• Kim U-Gil (PRK) def. James Odwori
  (UGA), KO-2
• Enrique Rodríguez (ESP) def. Rafael Carbonell (CUB), 4:1

Semifinals

• György Gedó (HUN) def. Ralph Evans (GBR), 5:0
• Kim U-Gil (PRK) def. Enrique Rodríguez
  (ESP), 3:2