László Orbán (boxer)
László Orbán (December 9, 1949 – July 15, 2009) was an amateur boxer from Hungary, who won the silver medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.[1][2] In the final he was defeated by Poland's Jan Szczepański on points, (5:0).[1]
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| Born | December 9, 1949 Szekszárd, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 15, 2009 (aged 59) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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1972 Olympic results
Below are the results of László Orbán, a lightweight boxer from Hungary who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
- Round of 64: defeated Mohamed Sourour (Morocco) on points, 5-0
- Round of 32: defeated Giambattista Capretti (Italy) on points, 4-1
- Round of 16: defeated Ivan Mikhailov (Bulgaria) on points, 4-1
- Quarterfinal: defeated Kim Tai-Ho (South Korea) on points, 4-1
- Semifinal: defeated Alfonso Perez (Colombia) on points, 3-2
- Final: lost to Jan Szczepanski (Poland) on points, 0-5 (awarded silver medal)
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "László Orbán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- Pincési, László (2009-07-16). "Elhunyt Orbán László olimpiai ezüstérmes ökölvívó" (in Hungarian). Origo. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
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