Anghei Anghelov (more frequently

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as Angel Angelov) (; born July 10, 1948) is a former

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from

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

, who won a

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in the light

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division the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. Anghelov lost by decision in the final to American boxer

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. 1972 Olympic Results Below are the results of Angel Angelov, a Bulgarian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Luis Contreras (Venezuela) by third-round TKO * Round of 16: defeated Walter Desiderio Gomez (Argentina) by decision, 4-1 * Quarterfinal: defeated Srisook Bantow (Thailand) by second-round TKO * Semi-final: defeated Issaka Daborg (Niger) bey decision, 5-0 * Gold medal match: lost to

(United States) by decision, 2-3 (was awarded silver medal)

References

Olympic DB Profile
Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Living people 1948 births Olympic medalists in boxing Bulgarian male boxers Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-stub