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Boxing At The 1964 Summer Olympics
The boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics was held from 11 to 23 October. The competition was for men only and there were ten weight classes. Medal summary Medal table References External links Official Olympic Report1964 United States Olympic Book {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1964 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics, Events at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxing at the Summer Olympics, 1964 1964 in boxing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics
Italy dominated boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning three gold medals and seven medals overall. Two of the gold medalists would later become Hall of Fame world champions in professional boxing: American Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali) and Italian Nino Benvenuti. Medalists Medal table Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External links Official Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1960 Summer Olympics Events at the 1960 Summer Olympics 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ... 1960 in boxing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Schulz
Heinz Schulz (5 January 1935 in Bernburg - 27 December 2015) was an East German former featherweight boxer who competed for the United Team of Germany and won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 1964. He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the Sports associations (East Germany), sport association of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Stasi, Ministry for State Security, fire department and customs) of former East .... 1964 Olympic results Below is the record of Heinz Schulz, a featherweight boxer who competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Thapa Bhim Bahadur (Nepal) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: defeated Philip Waruinge (Kenya) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: defeated Tin Tun (Burma) by decision, 5-0 * Semifinal: lost to Stanislav Stepashkin (Soviet Union) by knockout (was awarded bronze medal) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Kasprzyk
260px, Copy of the medal and autograph of M. Kasprzyk in '' :pl:Aleja Gwiazd Sportu w Dziwnowie, Avenue of Sport Stars in Dziwnów '' Marian Krzysztof Kasprzyk (born 22 September 1939 in Kołomań) is a former Polish welterweight boxer. He competed at three Olympic games, winning a gold and bronze medal. Amateur Kasprzyk won the Welterweight gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and the bronze medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics as a Light Welterweight. Olympic results 1964 *Defeated Misael Vilugrón (Chile) 3-2 *Defeated Sikuru Alimi (Nigeria) 5-0 *Defeated Kichijiro Hamada (Japan) 5-0 *Defeated Silvano Bertini (Italy) 3-2 *Defeated Ričardas Tamulis (Soviet Union) 4-1 Biography Marian Krzysztof Kasprzyk (born 22 September 1939 in Kołomań near Kielce) - Polish boxer, Olympic champion. His biggest success was at the Olympic games. In Rome, in 1960, he earned a bronze medal in light welterweight. In the quarterfinal he overcame the titleholder Vladimir Jengibari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Welterweight
The welterweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 67 kilogram The kilogram (also spelled kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand grams. It has the unit symbol kg. The word "kilogram" is formed from the combination of the metric prefix kilo- (m ...s. 30 boxers from 30 nations competed. Medalists Results References Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Welterweight W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Blay
Edward Blay (9 November 1937 – 15 October 2006) was a Ghanaian boxer. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the light welterweight (63.5 kg) category in 1964. Blay was a two-time Commonwealth Games champion, in 1962 and 1966, and amateur boxer from the late 50s to 1968, and later briefly fought as a professional boxer."Eddie Blay Passes Away" Modern Ghana, 18 October 2006. He lived in for some time, and after returning to Ghana established the Sole Mio restaurant at Osu, Accra
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Habib Galhia
Habib Galhia (, May 14, 1941 – December 25, 2011) was a Tunisian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight (67 kg) category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the first Tunisian to win an Olympic medal. Habib was the flag bearer for Tunisia in the opening ceremony and also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ... where he finished with the rank of 17T. 1964 Olympic results Below is the record of Habib Galhia, a Tunisian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Willem Gerlach (Netherlands) by decision, 3-2 * Round of16: defeated Om Presand Pun (Nepal) by knockout * Quarterfinal: defeated Felix Betancourt (Cuba) by knocko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Frolov (boxer)
Yevgeny Vasilyevich Frolov (; born 14 June 1941) is a retired Russian boxer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the light welterweight division and finished in second and fifth place, respectively. Frolov was left-handed and his favorite strike was left jab. He retired with a record of 197 wins out of 212. He graduated from the Moscow State Forest University and then the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade and later worked at the Ministry of Foreign Trade A ministry of trade and industry, ministry of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and .... 1964 Olympic results Below is the record of Yevgeny Frolov, a light welterweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Brian Maunsell (New Zealand) referee stopped contest * Round of 16: defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Kulej
Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej (19 October 1940 – 13 July 2012) was a Polish Boxer (boxing), boxer, politician and sports commentator. He was a two-time Olympic and two-time European Champion. Life and career He was born in 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland. He started his boxing career in 1955 in the Start Częstochowa club. In 1958, he joined Poland's national team coached by Feliks Stamm. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the light welterweight division (<63.5 kg) defeating Yevgeny Frolov (boxer), Yevgeny Frolov. In 1968, he defended his title in a close match against a Cuban boxer Enrique Regüeiferos becoming the only Polish boxer to ever win two Olympic gold medals. He also twice won a gold medal at the European Amateur Championships in 1963 and 1965, and won a silver medal in 1967. He had a record of 317 wins, 6 draws and 25 losses. In 1976, he made an appearance in a movie ''Przepraszam, czy tu biją?'' directed by Marek Piwowski. In 1995, he received the Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Light Welterweight
The light welterweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 63.5 kilogram The kilogram (also spelled kilogramme) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand grams. It has the unit symbol kg. The word "kilogram" is formed from the combination of the metric prefix kilo- (m ...s. 35 boxers from 35 nations competed. Medalists Results References Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Light welterweight L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Allen Harris
Ronald Allen Harris (February 8, 1947 – December 31, 1980) was an American boxer who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Harris was born in Detroit, Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ..., where he attended Chadsey High School. Amateur career Harris won the National AAU Lightweight title in 1964, earning him an Olympic team birth. Boxing at 132 pounds, Harris captured the bronze medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympiad. 1964 Olympic results * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Fawzi Hassan (United Arab Republic/Egypt) KO * Round of 16: Defeated Kanemaru Shiratori (Japan) 5-0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Rodolfo Arpon (Philippines) 5-0 * Semifinal: Lost to Jozef Grudzien (Poland) 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal) Professional career Harris turn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McCourt
James Vincent McCourt (24 January 1944 – 19 June 2023) was an Irish boxer from Belfast, Northern Ireland. McCourt won a bronze medal for Ireland in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the lightweight division. He lost a hotly disputed 3–2 decision to Russian Velikton Barannikov in the semi-final.John Haughey'Jim McCourt: 1964 Olympic boxing medallist and Commonwealth Games champion dies' BBC Sport, 20 June 2023, retrieved 20 June 2023 Shortly after the games, McCourt defeated Olympic champion Józef Grudzień of Poland. A year later, he repeated his bronze medal performance at the 1965 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin in the same grade. In 1966, McCourt won a gold medal, representing Northern Ireland, at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Onta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velikton Barannikov
Velikton Innokentyevich Barannikov (; 4 July 1938 – 29 November 2007) was a Soviet boxer who competed in the lightweight category at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he lost to Abel Laudonio in the quarter-final. In 1964 he progressed to the final, where he lost to Józef Grudzień. He won a European title in 1965, and finished his career with a record of 228 wins out of 275 bouts. Despite his international success he never won a national title, finishing in second place in 1960–62 and 1965. Barannikov was born in Ulan-Ude, where he started training in boxing. In 1956 he moved to Moscow and graduated from the prestigious Bauman Moscow State Technical University The Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU; ), sometimes colloquially referred as the ''Bauman School'' or ''Baumanka'' (), is a public technical university (Institute of technology, polytechnic) located in Moscow, Russia. Bauman Univ .... After retirement, he worked as a boxing coach and refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
