Henryk Niedźwiedzki
Henryk Władysław Niedźwiedzki (6 April 1933 – 9 February 2018) was a boxer from Poland.
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1956 Melbourne | Featherweight |
Niedźwiedzki was born in Bäreneiche, then Germany, now in 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
- "Zmarł Henryk Niedźwiedzki" (in Polish). Onet. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henryk Niedźwiedzki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
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