Leszek Błażyński
Leszek Błażyński Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛʂɛk ˈbwaʐɨj̃skʲi] (5 March 1949 in Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie – 6 August 1992 in Katowice, Śląskie) was a Polish boxer who twice won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Leszek Błażyński | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1949 Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 1992 (aged 43) Katowice, Śląskie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BBTS Włókniarz Bielsko-Biała Szombierek Bytom | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He first did so in 1972, when Munich hosted the Games. Four years later in Montreal, he once again captured the bronze, after a loss in the semifinals against eventual winner Leo Randolph of the United States. Błażyński committed suicide in 1992, aged 43. He suffered from depression after the death of his wife.[1] He was buried at the Communal Cemetery in Katowice.
Olympic results
1972
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Chander Narayanan (India) 3-2
- Defeated Arturo Delgado (Mexico) 5-0
- Defeated You Man-Chong (South Korea) 3-2
- Lost to Georgi Kostadinov (Bulgaria) 0-5
1976
- Defeated Antônio Toledo Filho (Brazil) KO 2
- Defeated Fazlija Sacirović (Yugoslavia) 3-2
- Defeated Alfredo Pérez (Venezuela) 3-2
- Lost to Leo Randolph (United States) 1-4
References
- Mija 20 lat od śmierci Leszka Błażyńskiego by Tomasz Kalemba, Onet Sport, 5 August 2012.
- databaseOlympics at the Wayback Machine (archived May 11, 2006)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leszek Błażyński". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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