Krzysztof Kazimierz Kosedowski (born December 12, 1960, in

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) is a retired

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from

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, who won the bronze medal in the

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division (– 57 kg) at the

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. In the semifinals, he was beaten by eventual silver medalist

Adolfo Horta Adolfo Horta (3 October 1957 – 28 November 2016) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division (– 57 kg) at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was beaten by East Germany's Rudi ...

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after a walkover. Kosedowski's brothers, Dariusz Kosedowski and

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 ...

, also boxed for Poland in the Olympic Games. Kosedowski played in movie:

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1980 Olympic results

*Round of 64: bye *Round of 32: Defeated

Gu Yong-ju Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer Ch ...

(North Korea) by decision, 5-0 *Round of 16: Defeated

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(Yugoslavia) by decision, 4-1 *Quarterfinal: Defeated Sydney dal Rovere (Brazil) by decision, 5-0 *Semifinal: Lost to

(Cuba) by walkover (was awarded bronze medal)

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