Leszek Błażyński
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| Full name | Leszek Błażyński | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1949 Śląskie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BBTS Włókniarz Bielsko-Biała Szombierek Bytom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leszek Błażyński Polish pronunciation: Summer Olympics. He first did so in 1972, when Munich hosted the Games. Four years later in Montreal, he once again captured the bronze, after a loss in the semifinals against eventual winner Leo Randolph of the United States.
Błażyński was born in
Śląskie. He suffered from depression after the death of his wife.[2] He was buried at the Communal Cemetery in Katowice. He was survived by his son.[2]
Olympic results
1972
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Chander Narayanan (India) 3-2
- Round of 16: Defeated Arturo Delgado (Mexico) 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated You Man-Chong(South Korea) 3-2
- Semifinal: Lost to Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
1976
- Round of 32: Defeated Antônio Toledo Filho (Brazil) KO 2
- Round of 16: Defeated Fazlija Sacirović(Yugoslavia) 3-2
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Alfredo Pérez (Venezuela) 3-2
- Semifinal: Lost to Leo Randolph (United States) 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)
References
- OlyMADMen. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b Mija 20 lat od śmierci Leszka Błażyńskiego by Tomasz Kalemba, Onet Sport, 5 August 2012.
External links
- databaseOlympics at the Wayback Machine (archived May 11, 2006)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leszek Błażyński". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Biography of Leszek Błażyński (in Polish)
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