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Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight

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Heavyweight boxing
at the Games of the XX Olympiad
VenueBoxing Hall, Munich
Dates3 – 10 September
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Teófilo Stevenson  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ion Alexe  Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Hussing  West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hasse Thomsén  Sweden
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The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 3 to 10 September 1972. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Teófilo Stevenson
 Cuba
Silver Ion Alexe
 Romania
Bronze Peter Hussing
 West Germany
Bronze Hasse Thomsén
 Sweden

Results

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The following boxers took part in the event:[1]

Rank Name Country
1 Teófilo Stevenson  Cuba
2 Ion Alexe  Romania
3T Peter Hussing  West Germany
3T Hasse Thomsén  Sweden
5T Oscar Ludeña  Peru
5T Duane Bobick  United States
5T Jürgen Fanghänel  East Germany
5T Carroll Morgan  Canada
9T Ludwik Denderys  Poland
9T Yury Nesterov  Soviet Union
9T József Réder  Hungary
9T Atanas Sapundzhiev  Bulgaria
9T Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle  Nigeria
9T Jean Bassomben  Cameroon

First round

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.