János Kajdi
János Kajdi (30 December 1939 – 10 April 1992) was a boxer from Hungary. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the lightweight, light-welterweight and welterweight (– 67 kg) division, respectively, and won a silver medal in 1972. In the final he was defeated by Cuba's Emilio Correa on points (5:0).
 János Kajdi in 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kajdi János | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1939 Szombathely, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 1992 (aged 52) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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1968 Olympic results
Below are the results of Janos Kajdi, a light welterweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) by decision, 2-3
1972 Olympic results
Below are the results of Janos Kajdi, a welterweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
- Round of 32: Defeated James Vrij (Netherlands) by decision, 4–1
- Round of 16: Defeated Damdinjavyn Bandi (Mongolia) by a second-round knockout
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Maurice Hope (Great Britain) by decision, 5–0
- Semifinal: Defeated Richard Murunga (Kenya) by decision, 4–1
- Final: Lost to Emilio Correa (Cuba) by decision, 0–5 (was awarded the silver medal)
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Kajdi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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