Leszek Błażyński Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛʂɛk ˈbwaʐɨj̃skʲi] (5 March 1949 – 6 August 1992)[1] was a Polish boxer who twice won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the Summer Olympics. He first did so in 1972, when Munich hosted the Games. Four years later in Montreal, he once again captured the bronze, after a loss in the semifinals against eventual winner Leo Randolph of the United States.
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| Full name | Leszek Błażyński | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1949 Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 1992 (aged 43) Katowice, Śląskie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BBTS Włókniarz Bielsko-Biała Szombierki Bytom | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Błażyński was born in Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie. He committed suicide in 1992, aged 43, in Katowice, Śląskie. He suffered from depression after the death of his wife.[2] He was buried at the Communal Cemetery in Katowice.[2]
Olympic results
edit1972
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Chander Narayanan (India) 3-2
- Round of 16: Defeated Arturo Delgado (Mexico) 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated You Man-Chong (South Korea) 3-2
- Semifinal: Lost to Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
1976
- Round of 32: Defeated Antônio Toledo Filho (Brazil) KO 2
- Round of 16: Defeated Fazlija Sacirović (Yugoslavia) 3-2
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Alfredo Pérez (Venezuela) 3-2
- Semifinal: Lost to Leo Randolph (United States) 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia - Leszek Blazynski". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b Mija 20 lat od śmierci Leszka Błażyńskiego by Tomasz Kalemba, Onet Sport, 5 August 2012.
External links
edit- databaseOlympics at the Wayback Machine (archived May 11, 2006)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leszek Błażyński". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Biography of Leszek Błażyński (in Polish)
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