Jan Zygmunt Dydak (June 14, 1968 – March 27, 2019) was a Polish amateur

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

, who won the Welterweight Bronze medal at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

. He was born in

Czeladź Czeladź () is a town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie (part of historic Lesser Poland), in southern Poland, near Katowice and Sosnowiec. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula), it is the oldest urban center ...

Śląskie Silesian Voivodeship ( ) is an administrative province in southern Poland. With over 4.2 million residents and an area of 12,300 square kilometers, it is the second-most populous, and the most-densely populated and most-urbanized region of Poland ...

.Nie żyje Jan Dydak. Były medalista olimpijski w boksie zmarł po ciężkiej chorobie

1988 Olympic results

Below are Dydak's boxing results at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated José García (Venezuela) by decision, 4–1 * Round of 16: Defeated Humberto Aranda (Costa Rica) by decision, 4–1 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Adewale Adgebusi (Nigeria) by decision, 4–1 * Semifinal: Lost to Robert Wangila (Kenya) by walkover (was awarded bronze medal)

References

External links

* 1968 births 2019 deaths Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Poland Olympic bronze medalists for Poland People from Czeladź Olympic medalists in boxing Martial artists from Silesian Voivodeship Polish male boxers Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 20th-century Polish sportsmen 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub