Aleksy Antkiewicz (12 November 1923 – 3 April 2005) was a Polish

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. He won two Olympic medals for Poland: bronze in London 1948 in featherweight division (which was the only Polish medal at those

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and the first medal for Poland in boxing) and silver at the next Olympics in

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1952 in the lightweight division. He was born in Katlewo,

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and died in

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1952 Olympic results

Aleksy Antkiewicz competed as a lightweight boxer for Poland in the 1952 Olympic boxing tournament in Helsinki, Finland. Below are his results from that tournament: * Round of 32: defeated Benjamin Enríquez of the Philippines by decision, 3–0; * Round of 16: defeated Hans-Werner Wohlers of West Germany by decision, 3–0; * Quarterfinal: defeated Frederick Reardon of Great Britain by decision, 3–0; * Semifinal: defeated Gheorghe Fiat of Romania by walkover; * Final: lost to Aureliano Bolognesi of Italy by decision, 2–1.

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