The United States had one of its worst Olympic boxing performances in memory, winning only one event, that the light-welterweight by [Ray Seales], adding three additional bronze medals. Kottysch avoided the favourites in the early stages and watched as the top rated fighters began to eliminate each other from contention. How she did it: Lying fourth after the snatch, Campbell lifted 161kg in the clean and jerk to secure a spot on the podium and become Britain's first ever female Olympic weightlifting medallist. 1972 - Munich, Germany. How they did it: Clarke was stopped by Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolo in the third round and ends his Olympic campaign with a bronze medal. Bobick had won the Pan American Games gold medal in 1971 scoring a victory over young Cuban [Tefilo Stevenson] on his way to the title. The victory of Balkan champion [Georgi Kostadinov] came as a surprise as he had been eliminated at the quarter final stage of the previous year's European Championships. The American men, led by John Naber (who took four gold medals), won all but one event and set 11 world records. And for the first 11 days, the Games were one of the most beautiful demonstrations ever of Olympism. We examine the aftermath of the controversial finish from USA vs. Russia in the 1972 Olympics 40 years later. The men's bantamweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972, the IOC debuted men's indoor handball. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. 2012. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September with the participation of 354 fighters from 80 countries. How he did it: Kerr, who only went through the first round heats as a fastest loser, ran the race of his life - a huge personal best of 3:29.05 - to win bronze, just four hundredths off a silver. While all of the squad at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich recorded at least one win, with four of the Ireland panel only losing to eventual medalists, there were yet again no medals for the Irish in the ring. -year-old American Hyman Miller, who was declared a surprise first-round loser in the flyweight class. London 1908 William Philo (Middleweight, 71.7kg) Wilby swam in the heats in place of the rested Peaty. Unluckiest of all the boxers in Munich was [Jos Viccario] of Argentina who was forced to withdraw after suffering facial injuries in a brawl at the Olympic village. Gymnastics - women's artistic team all-around. He lost the title to fellow Olympian [Marvin Johnson], then retired in 1980 following two failures to win another world title in the cruiserweight division. Franklin won silver in the first-ever Olympic women's canoe slalom C1 event after finishing second behind Australia's Jessica Fox. The big story in boxing at Munchen was the emergence of Cuba as a dominant nation. How they did it: The British eight were pipped to silver by Germany as New Zealand took gold. Only one of the contests reached the final round and he secured gold with a brutal knockout of [Reima Virtanen]. Talbot's success did not last long and was easily defeated in his next bout by the man who proved to be the class of the field, Hungary's European champion [Gyrgy Ged]. The IOC made some concessions to North Korea, but North Korea did not find them satisfactory and boycotted; several other countries, notably Cuba and Ethiopia, stayed away from Seoul in solidarity with North Korea. Munich 1972. Many communist countries, including the Soviet Union, East Germany, and Cuba, retaliated for the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Games by staying away from the 1984 Games, citing concerns over the safety of their athletes in what they considered a hostile and fiercely anticommunist environment. They were intended to be a celebration of peace, putting the militaristic images of Berlin 1936 far behind. The Olympic rule requiring participants to be amateurs was overturned in 1986, and decisions on professional participation were left to the governing bodies of particular sports. 284 competitors, 210 men and 74 women, took part in 159 events in 18 sports. How they did it: Gimson and Burnet secured silver in the mixed Nacra 17 class behind the Italian duo of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, after finishing fifth in Tuesday's medal race. But in a turn of events, his Romanian opponent had to forfeit. The 1972 Olympic Games were the largest yet, setting records for the number of events, participating NOCs and competing athletes. Munich 1972 - Ralph Evans (Light Flyweight, 48kg) Melbourne 1956 - Tommy Nicholls (Featherweight, 57kg) Melbourne 1956 - Nicholas Cargano (Welterweight, 69kg) London 1948 - John Wright (Middleweight, 73kg) London 1948 - Donald Scott, Light Heavyweight, 80kg) Paris 1924 - James MacKenzie (Flyweight, 50.8kg) Diving - men's synchronised 10 metre platform. This was an indoor arena constructed for the 1972 Olympics, which also hosted judo competition. How they did it: Daley, who made his Olympic debut at the age of 13, won gold in his fourth Games alongside debutant Lee. How he did it: Brooks' second run of 90.8 was an improvement on his opening effort of 89.4, moving him up into the medal positions. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The Cuban's performance earned him the Val Barker Trophy as the best boxer of the Games and a reputation as the )new Muhammad Ali). Melbourne 1956 Nicholas Cargano (Welterweight, 69kg), London 1948 John Wright (Middleweight, 73kg) London 2012Luke Campbell(Bantamweight, 56kg, pictured above) How she did it: Shriever was victorious on her Olympic debut after needing crowd funding to be able to go to Japan. The competition was held from 3 to 10 September 1972. All competition was suspended for a day while a memorial service for the victims was conducted at the Olympic Stadium. The fight was effectively decided in the last minute when Seales launched a blistering attack which shook his opponent to his boots. London 1908 Charles Morris (Featherweight, 57.2kg) Walls finished on a total of 153 points and earned Team GB's first track cycling gold medal at the Tokyo Games. The inexperienced Carillo stated well and had the better of the opening exchanges but he failed to recover from a knockdown late in round one and was stopped in the final minute of the second run. How he did it: Dean set a British record of one minute 44.22 seconds to finish 0.04secs ahead of team-mate Duncan Scott. How they did it: Fletcher and Bithell claimed gold after narrowly holding off Germany in a dramatic finish to win GB's first ever medal in this class. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. The victory was wrapped in controversy after game officials extended the contest by three seconds, allowing the Soviets the opportunity to score a final basket and win 5150. London 1908 Frederick Spiller (Lightweight, 63.5kg) More than 7,000 athletes from 122 countries participated. As Kuznetzov made his way through the bottom half of the draw so Waruinge did likewise in the top half of the draw. Williams, a reserve in Rio five years ago, lost to Croatia's Matea Jelic in a tight gold-medal bout. The Wiltshire-star famously exposed the cheating of Soviet Union Red Army soldier Boris Onishchenko, who was disqualified after it was . The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September with the participation of 354 fighters from 80 countries. 1940. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. With 45 boxers taking part, the featherweight class was the most populated of any in the 1972 boxing tournament. Rome 1960 James Lloyd (Welterweight, 67kg) The British crew held off late charges from Australia and Poland to win Great Britain's first gold in the event. Gedo, a tall southpaw, had difficulty outpointing [Volodymyr Ivanov] in the quarter-finals but won both semi-final and final with ease. America's squad was made up of Louis Curtis, Leo Randolph, Charles Mooney, Davey Lee Armstrong,. British cyclist Matt Walls' superb Olympic debut continued as he won a second Tokyo medal with silver in the men's madison alongside Ethan Hayter. Nine other Israelis were held hostage as the terrorists bargained for the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners in Israel. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The 800- and 1,500-metre runs boasted the worlds two best performers, Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe, both of Great Britain. Pidcock led from midway through the race, finishing ahead of Swiss world number one Mathias Fluckiger. As in 1980, the boycott resulted in empty lanes and canceled heats on the track and an unbalanced distribution of medals. Just 10 countries the United States, Australia and eight European nations earned medals in the first modern Games, in Athens in 1896. This list may not reflect recent changes. Mills became Great Britain's most successful female Olympic sailor as she and Eilidh McIntyre won 470 gold after finishing fifth in the medal race, but their earlier performances meant it was enough to hold off silver medallists Poland and France in bronze. Hungary's [Lszl Orbn] attempted to draw Szczepaski into brawling at close quarters during their gold medal bout but the Pole withstood the temptation and used his left jab to win a unanimous points decision. How they did it: Great Britain finished 14 seconds ahead of the United States in the inaugural mixed relay. Silver. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed. Lying fourth after the snatch, Campbell lifted 161kg in the clean and jerk to secure a spot on the podium and become Britain's first ever female Olympic weightlifting medallist. See also Sidebar: Zola Budd: Collision and Controversy. The bronze medalists were reigning African featherweight champion [Samuel Mbugua] of Kenya, who lost his chance of a place in the final when an injury ruled him out of the semi-final, and [Alfonso Prez] who won Colombia's first ever Olympic medal. The 27-year-old had suffered a leg injury that had left her on crutches just 12 weeks earlier. Questions arose about the integrity of the competition itself. How they did it: Bradshaw claimed Britain's second track and field medal in Tokyo and finally landed her first major championship podium finish with pole vault bronze. In all, nearly 6,800 athletes representing 140 countries came to Los Angeles. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. Event. True to his communist beliefs he refused offers to defect and start a professional career and instead became one of the legendary figures of amateur boxing. Great Britain finished 14 seconds ahead of the United States in the inaugural mixed relay. The 21-year-old from Leeds broke a collarbone in training two months ago, but recovered to secure Great Britain's first mountain biking gold. 7 Canceled or Reintroduced Olympic Sports. John Kynoch won bronze in the 50 m running target event. He was the National Golden Gloves champion in 1976 and 1978. How he did it: In a tight finish, Choong battled back past Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy in the final event, taking the lead with 800m to go to secure a double for Team GB following Kate French's win in the women's event. Bobick and Stevenson scored comfortable victories in their first round bouts but were then drawn to face each other in the quarter-finals. Britwatch - How are GB athletes doing in Tokyo? What Do the Olympic Rings and Flame Represent? The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. How they did it: Team GB took silver in the men's team sprint pursuit, while the Netherlands claimed gold with a new Olympic record. field, boxing . Seales was drawn against the reigning European Champion, [Ulrich Beyer] of East Germany. Despite producing 32 world records and a host of memorable performances, the 1976 Games drew more attention to the apparent problems of the Olympic movement. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. Bragg, N.C. (3rd)145: Armando Muniz, Army156: John Baldwin, Detroit, Mich./Air Force (3rd)165: Alfred Jones, Detroit, Mich. (3rd)178: Arthur Redden, Wilmington, Del./Marines+178:George Foreman, Marshall, Texas (1st), 106: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash112: Tim Dement, Shreveport, La.119: Ricardo Carreras, N.Y./Air Force (3rd)125: Louis Self, Toledo, Ohio132: Louis Busceme, Beaumont, Texas139: Ray Seales, Tacoma, Wash. (1st)147: Jesse Valdez, Houston, Texas/Air Force (3rd)156: Reginald Jones, Newark, N.J./Marines165: Marvin Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind. The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad (German: Spiele der XX. Just a few weeks later they returned as one of the greatest amateur boxing teams ever assembled. Eleven cyclists represented Great Britain in 1972. Tom Dean became the first British male swimmer to win two golds at the same Olympic Games since 1908. If you have an interest in the world of Olympic boxing, check out 40 years of U.S. Olympic Boxing Team history consolidated into a single list, including the locations where the team competed. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. SUBSCRIBE I Am Team GB News; Athletes; Sports; Video; Games; Shop; Menu. The favourite for the Olympic heavyweight title was America's new "Great White Hope", Minnesotan [Duane Bobick]. Their meeting in the final proved to be the most contentious of the entire tournament and the announcement of the Soviet boxer's victory by a 3-2 decision brought whistling, booing and shouts of )Schieber) (fix) from the crowd inside the arena. Correa won the welterweight title at the first World Amateur Championships in 1974 but failed to retain either his Pan American Games or Olympic titles and retired in 1979. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}480758N 113250E / 48.1327N 11.5472E / 48.1327; 11.5472. Medal table[edit] The 5,000- and 10,000-metre runs were won by Miruts Yifter of Ethiopia. Until recently boxing was only contested by men in the Olympics, but in 2012 womencompeted for the first time, in three weight categories; 51kg, 60kg and 75kg. Seales later worked with autistic high school students. Taylor lost to Andrew Minsker, who then went on to win the trials. Twenty-six countries, mostly from Africa, chose to boycott the Games when the IOC denied their request to ban New Zealand, whose national rugby team had recently toured apartheid-era South Africa. Gold. Armstrong had also been a member of the 1972 Olympic team. See Sidebar: Miruts Yifter: Yifter the Shifter. The most experienced boxer in the competition was [Philip Waruinge] of Kenya who was making his third Olympic appearance. The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She was unable to progress to the gold-medal match, losing to Japan's Irie Sena. Shriever was victorious on her Olympic debut after needing crowd funding to be able to go to Japan. American Greg Louganis swept the diving events. It was the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers have finished on the Olympic podium together. How she did it: Franklin won silver in the first-ever Olympic women's canoe slalom C1 event after finishing second behind Australia's Jessica Fox. He was up at the count of eight but realized that his gum-shield had been knocked loose and bent down to pick it up. Dujardin became Great Britain's most-decorated female Olympian with six medals, edging out German Dorothee Schneider with a mark of 88.543% in the final run. The Munich Games were the 17th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Clarke was stopped by Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolo in the third round and ends his Olympic campaign with a bronze medal. When Juocevicius' Olympic dreams were thwarted by injury it was thought that Riskiyev would be chosen but instead the Soviet selectors chose Lemeshev. How they did it: McCormack won a silver medal after losing a hard-fought men's welterweight contest to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias on points. Fox had a successful eventing career after leaving modern pentathlon and the military. How they did it: Great Britain won a record eighth swimming medal in Tokyo - the quartet of Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finishing 0.73 seconds behind gold-medal winners USA. Our condolences go to Jim's family at this difficult time. The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. Kottysch won the slenderest of decisions as two judges voted for him, two for Kottysch and the fifth judge had the fight even at 59-59 but gave the advantage to the German. The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. How they did it: At 13 years and 23 days, Brown claimed bronze and made history as Great Britain's youngest-ever summer Olympic medal winner. Empower Team USA athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence and well-being. Boxing at the Games of the XX Olympiad Dates 27 August-10 September 1972 Competitors 354 from 80 nations 1968 1976 These are the final results for the boxingcompetition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The track-and-field competition returned to the Memorial Coliseum, which had been renovated for the Games. Although he was European junior champion in 1971, the USSR also had Juozas Juocevicius, the European senior champion, and the highly rated Rufat Riskiyev to choose from. Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut and weightlifter Vasily Alekseyev made their Olympic debuts in 1972. GB led 2-0 early on, but India struck back to take a 3-2 lead in the third quarter only for GB to level and then win it through Grace Balsdon. Great Britain won a record eighth swimming medal in Tokyo - the quartet of Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finishing 0.73 seconds behind gold-medal winners USA. Stevenson followed this victory with another stoppage, this time over West Germany's [Peter Hussing] in the semi-finals and then claimed the Olympic title by walkover when [Ion Alexe] was ruled out of the final with a broken thumb. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Boxers_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics&oldid=951699170, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 301600 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 April 2020, at 12:06. See 40 Years of Olympic Boxing Team Heavyweights and Champions. The 2016 champions beat India in a thrilling bronze-medal match. Official Boxing results from the Munich 1972 Olympics. Olympiade) and commonly known as Munich 1972 (German: Mnchen 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972.. Fourteen male shooters represented Great Britain in 1972. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 67 kilograms to compete. Paris 1924 John Elliott (Middleweight, 72.6kg) The biggest shock of the light-flyweight occurred in the first round when reigning Olympic champion [Francisco Rodrguez] was knocked out by unheralded Australian teenager [Dennis Talbot]. Nine other Israelis were held hostage as the terrorists bargained for the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners in Israel. Welterweight was considered one of the most competitive weight divisions contested in 1972. How they did it: Laugher claimed an Olympic bronze medal in the final of the men's 3m springboard and finished with 518.00 points as China's Xie (558.75) and compatriot Wang Zongyuan (534.90) took the top two spots. 1916. . For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics there will be five weight categories for women and eight for men. Martinez failed in his attempt to defend his crown in Montral by which time Zamora was in the middle of his run as WBA world champion in the professional game. Yafai put in a stunning performance to dominate the final against Carlo Paalam of the Philippines. The Olympics turned a profit ($225 million) for the first time since 1932. The Great Britain team included 69-year-old equestrian Lorna Johnstone - the oldest British athlete ever to appear in the Olympic Games. Fighting [Alfonso Zamora] of Mexico in the quarter-finals Rodriguez was sent to the canvas in the final round of their bout. It was the East German judge that robbed us. The U.S. boxing team, starring Leon and Michael Spinks and Ray (Sugar Ray) Leonard, won 5 of the 11 divisions. Several of the participating countries refused to attend the opening ceremony, and the Olympic hymn was played at several medal ceremonies, rather than the appropriate national anthem. Sinden lost out to Uzbekistan's Ulugbek Rashitov in a see-saw gold-medal bout. Giles won Great Britain's first medal of the Tokyo Olympics, beating Switzerland's Fabienne Kocher in her bronze-medal match. Facing Parlov in the final was the 19-year-old Cuban soldier [Gilberto Carrillo]. In a tight finish, Choong battled back past Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy in the final event, taking the lead with 800m to go to secure a double for Team GB following Kate French's win in the women's event. Fortunately for the Cuban his style of fighting worked well against the Mexican and he won a unanimous decision after knocking down Zamora at the end of round one. The Cuban landed a right hand punch that sent Bobick crumpling to the canvas and, although he got back to his feet, the fight was stopped shortly afterwards. Lasse Virn of Finland captured the gold medal in the 5,000- and 10,000-metre runs. Archery returned to the Games for the first time since 1920, with events for both men and women. Hungary and Poland each won four medals, with both winning one gold medal. Nine other Israelis were held hostage as the . 14 boxers from 14 nations competed. Team pursuit M: GBR: Ian Hallam: William Moore: Michael Bennett: Ronald Keeble 1000 m time trial M: GBR: He also hosts TV and radio sports talk shows. 1972 Boris Kuznetsov, Soviet Union 1976 Angel Herrara, Cuba 1980 Rudi Fink, East Germany 1984 Meldrick Taylor, USA 1988 Giovanni Parisi, Italy 1992 Andreas Tews, Germany 1996 Somluck Kamsing, Thailand 2000 Bekzat Sattarkhanov, Kazakhstan 2004 Alexei Tichtchenko, Russia 2008 Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukraine Weight Class Eliminated Tokyo 2020 (contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic) Frazer Clarke (Super-heavyweight, 91kg+), Rio 2016 Joshua Buatsi (Light Heavyweight, 81kg, pictured above), London2012Anthony Ogogo(Middleweight, 75kg), Beijing 2008 Tony Jeffries (Light Heavyweight, 81kg) All three riders qualified for the individual jumping final by posting scores inside the top five overall, with McEwen going on to win silver. 45 boxers from 45 nations competed. Olympic Games (Athletics) - Records and Statistics, 1. Political problems threatened to return to centre stage at the 1988 Games. How he did it: Sinden lost out to Uzbekistan's Ulugbek Rashitov in a see-saw gold-medal bout. Coward-Holley finished third and only missed out by a shot on a gold medal play-off. 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