Tibor Csík 2 September, 1927- was a

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from

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, who won the

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medal at the

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. He was born in

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into a poor family. He began boxing in featherweight and later changed to bantamweight. A two-time Hungarian champion from 1946 and 1948, his biggest success was the Olympic Games gold medal he won in London. Csik had an easy route to the semi-finals, as his first opponent was disqualified, and his quarter final opponent Jimmy Carruthers of

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, was forced to withdraw due to an eye injury. In the final, Csik won a decision over Giovanni Zuddas of

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, to win the gold medal. After his return to Hungary he was awarded the honorary citizenship of Jászberény. He actively participated in the

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, which eventually was struck down by the invading Soviet Army and Csík had to flee Hungary. He settled in Australia, where he died in 1976. He was buried in

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1948 Olympic results

Below is the record of Tibor Csik who competed as a bantamweight at the 1948 Olympic boxing tournament in London: * Round of 32: defeated Manoel do Nacsimento (Brazil) by disqualification in round 2 * Round of 16: defeated Santiago Rivera (Peru) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Jimmy Carruthers (Australia) by walkover * Semifinal: defeated Juan Evangelista Venegas (Puerto Rico) on points * Final: defeated Giovanni Zuddas (Italy) on points (won gold medal)

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