Camille Huard (born October 29, 1951, in Saint-François-de-Pabos,

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) is a retired

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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in the

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division. There he was defeated in the Round of 16 by

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's eventual bronze medalist

Leszek Kosedowski Leszek Marian Kosedowski (born May 25, 1954 in Środa Śląska) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won a bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he ...

1976 Olympic results

Below are the results of Camille Huard, a Canadian featherweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Bachir Koual (Algeria) by walkover * Round of 16: lost to Leszek Kosedowski (Poland) by decision, 0-5

References

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