Henryk Niedźwiedzki

Henryk Niedźwiedzki
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Featherweight

Henryk Władysław Niedźwiedzki (6 April 1933 in Bäreneiche, then Germany, now in Poland – 9 February 2018) was a boxer from Poland.

He competed for Poland in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the featherweight event where, as a losing semifinalist, he received a bonze medal. Niedźwiedzki died after a protracted illness at the age of 84.[1]

1956 Olympic results

Below are Henryk Niedźwiedzki's results from the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia where he competed as a featherweight boxer for Poland.

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Leonard Leisching (South Africa) on points
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Tristan Falfan (Argentina) by a first-round knockout
  • Semifinal: lost to Vladimir Safronov (Soviet Union) on points (was awarded bronze medal)

References

  1. "Zmarł Henryk Niedźwiedzki" (in Polish). Onet. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Henryk Niedźwiedzki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
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