Franciszek Szymura
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| Born | 8 January 1912 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1985 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Poland | |||||||||||||||||
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Franciszek Szymura (7 December 1912, Dortmund – 18 May 1985, Warsaw) was a Polish boxer who competed four times in the European Amateur Boxing Championships (1937, 1939, 1947, and 1949) and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
He won twice the silver medal in the 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan and the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Dublin, beat twice by Luigi Musina,[2] the upcoming professional European champion (1942–1947).[3] At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Mauro Cia.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Franciszek Szymura Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ BoxRec.com – Luigi Musina
- ^ List of European Boxing Union light heavyweight champions
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