Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
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]
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| Venue | Boxing Hall, Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 – 10 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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| Light flyweight | men |
| Flyweight | men |
| Bantamweight | men |
| Featherweight | men |
| Lightweight | men |
| Light welterweight | men |
| Welterweight | men |
| Light middleweight | men |
| Middleweight | men |
| Light heavyweight | men |
| Heavyweight | men |
Medalists
| Gold | Teófilo Stevenson |
| Silver | Ion Alexe.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Bronze | Peter Hussing |
| Bronze | Hasse Thomsén |
Results
The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| 1 | Teófilo Stevenson | |
| 2 | Ion Alexe | |
| 3T | Peter Hussing | |
| 3T | Hasse Thomsén | |
| 5T | Oscar Ludeña |  |
| 5T | Duane Bobick |  |
| 5T | Jürgen Fanghänel |  |
| 5T | Carroll Morgan |  |
| 9T | Ludwik Denderys | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 9T | Yury Nesterov | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 9T | József Réder |  |
| 9T | Atanas Sapundzhiev | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 9T | Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle |  |
| 9T | Jean Bassomben | .svg.png){kind=small} |
First round
- Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Ludwik Denderys (POL), TKO-1
- Duane Bobick (USA) def. Yuri Nesterov (URS), 5:0
- Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Jozsef Reder (HUN), 5:0
- Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR) def. Atanas Suvandzhiev (BUL), KO-1
- Carroll Morgan (CAN) def. Fatai Ayinla (NGR), 3:2
- Hasse Thomsén (SWE) def. Jean Bassomben (CMR), 4:1
Quarterfinals
- Peter Hussing (FRG) def. Oscar Ludeña (PER), KO-1
- Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Duane Bobick (USA), TKO-3
- Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR), 5:0
- Hasse Thomsén (SWE) def. Carroll Morgan (CAN), KO-3
Semifinals
- Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Peter Hussing (FRG), TKO-2
- Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Hasse Thomsén (SWE), 5:0
Final
- Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Ion Alexe (ROU), walk-over
References
- "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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