Richard Nowakowski (born 27 September 1955 in Sztum, Poland) is a retired boxer from

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, who won the silver medal in the men's

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division (– 57 kg) at the

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, Quebec, Canada. There he was defeated in the final by Ángel Herrera of

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. Four years later, when

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hosted the Summer Games, Nowakowski competed in the

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category (– 60 kg), and captured a bronze medal. This was the same result he attained in 1982 at the World Championships in

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, West Germany.

Olympic results

1976 – Montreal * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Ruben Mares (Philippines) by decision, 5–0 * Round of 16: Defeated Behzad Ghaedi Bardeh (Iran) referee stopped contest in third round * Quarterfinal: Defeated Gheorghe Ciochina (Romania) referee stopped contest in third round * Semifinal: Defeated Leszek Kosedowski (Poland) by decision, 5–0 * Final: Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) second-round knockout (was awarded silver medal) 1980 – Moscow * Round of 32: Defeated Christopher Ossai (Nigeria) by decision, 5–0 * Round of 16: Defeated Geofrey Nyeko (Uganda) referee stopped contest in the first round * Quarterfinal: Defeated George Gilbody (Great Britain) by decision, 5–0 * Semifinal: Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest in the first round (was awarded bronze medal)

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