Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. East German Waldemar Cierpinski won the first of his consecutive Olympic marathon gold medals. At the 1908 Games in London five British boxers took all the gold medals. Britain have won 59 medals - 19 gold, 20 silver, 20 bronze - compared with 65 at London . He fought some of the best boxers in the middleweight division including world champions Marvin Hagler and [Alan Minter] but, although he held the North American championships, never managed to get a shot at the world title. The favourite for the Olympic heavyweight title was America's new "Great White Hope", Minnesotan [Duane Bobick]. French entered the final event of the modern pentathlon in fifth, but stormed away from the field with a dominant run to win gold. The Olympic rule requiring participants to be amateurs was overturned in 1986, and decisions on professional participation were left to the governing bodies of particular sports. Melbourne 1956 Terence Spinks (Flyweight, 51kg), Paris 1924 Harry Mallin (Middleweight, 72.6kg) Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments. And so Stevenson won his first Olympic gold without lifting a glove. More than 100 years later, in . The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The U.S. team, believing that the final result was unfair, did not attend the victory ceremony, refused their silver medals, and filed an official protest to no avail. Parlov was dominant in Munich and comfortably defeated opponents from Chad, Hungary and Poland on his way to fight for the gold medal. While all of the squad at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich recorded at least one win, with four of the Ireland panel only losing to eventual medalists, there were yet again no medals for the Irish in the ring. Diving - men's synchronised 10 metre platform. The competition was held from 30 August to 10 September 1972. eventing team gold since Munich 1972 with a score of 86.30 . Awaiting Zamora was Orlando Martnez, who had reached the final despite not being overly impressive in his preliminary bouts. [Jan Szczepaski] lived up to his billing as pre-Olympic favourite by comfortably winning the gold medal. Only one of the contests reached the final round and he secured gold with a brutal knockout of [Reima Virtanen]. (1st)147: Clinton Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.156: Charles Walker Jr., Mesa, Ariz.165: Michael Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. (3rd)178: Raymond Russell, Marines+178: Duane Bobick, Navy, 106: Louis Curtis, Washington, D.C.112: Leo Randolph, Tacoma, Wash. (1st)119: Charles Mooney, Army (2nd)125: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash.132: Howard Davis Jr., Glen Cove, N.Y. (1st)139:Ray Leonard, Palmer Park, Md. Mary T. Meagher and Tracy Caulkins each earned three gold medals. Eleven cyclists represented Great Britain in 1972. There were three double gold medal performances in the track-and-field competition: distance runner Lasse Virn of Finland repeated his 1972 double of the 5,000- and 10,000-metre events; Cuban Alberto Juantorena won the 400- and 800-metre runs; and Soviet runner Tatyana Kazankina earned gold medals in the 800- and 1,500-metre runs. London 1908 Hugh Roddin (Featherweight, 57.2kg) Coach: Israel Acosta, Milwaukee, Wis.Asst. Olympic Games (Athletics) - Records and Statistics, 1. How she did it: Giles won Great Britain's first medal of the Tokyo Olympics, beating Switzerland's Fabienne Kocher in her bronze-medal match. How they did it: 19 year-old Hodgkinson won silver with a new British record after finishing behind Athing Mu of the USA. The biggest shock of the light-flyweight occurred in the first round when reigning Olympic champion [Francisco Rodrguez] was knocked out by unheralded Australian teenager [Dennis Talbot]. Rudkowski was also hampered by a cut eye during the final round. These are the final results for the boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. 1972 - Munich, Germany. 119: Ricardo Carreras, N.Y./Air Force (3rd) 125: Louis Self, Toledo, Ohio 132: Louis Busceme, Beaumont, Texas 139: Ray Seales, Tacoma, Wash. (1st) 147: Jesse Valdez, Houston, Texas/Air Force (3rd) Rodrguez was the first of the three to be eliminated although it came in bizarre circumstances. 1944. He was also on the 1972 Olympic team going 1-1. The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad (German: Spiele der XX. Lasse Virn of Finland captured the gold medal in the 5,000- and 10,000-metre runs. Soviet sprinter Valery Borzov won both the 100- and 200-metre runs when two of his chief competitors, using a schedule with out-of-date starting times, missed their heats. Worthington recovered from a fall on her first run to win a thrilling gold in the women's BMX park freestyle Olympic final, delivering an action-packed score of 97.50 to snatch gold on her second run. Clarke was stopped by Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolo in the third round and ends his Olympic campaign with a bronze medal. Pertti Karppinen of Finland won the first of his three career gold medals in rowing. How they did it: Great Britain's team were seventh after the first two pieces of apparatus, but a score of 14.033 from Amelie Morgan in the team's final floor display ensured a podium finish for a team that featured the 16-year-old Gadirova twins. The win saw Jonny Brownlee secure his first Olympic gold, after he won silver and bronze medals at the past two Games. Just 10 countries the United States, Australia and eight European nations earned medals in the first modern Games, in Athens in 1896. The win saw Jonny Brownlee secure his first Olympic gold, after he won silver and bronze medals at the past two Games. For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics there will be five weight categories for women and eight for men. London 1908 John Douglas (Middleweight, 71.7kg) All three riders qualified for the individual jumping final by posting scores inside the. The Brit won team gold at the 1976 Games in Montreal, Canada, alongside compatriots Danny Nightingale and Adrian Parker. Paris 1924 Harold Mitchell (Light Heavyweight, 89.4kg), Antwerp 1920 Ronald Rawson (Heavywight, 79.4+kg) 38 boxers from 38 nations competed. Maher won gold for Great Britain in the individual jumping final, winning the jump-off with a time of 37.85. Gymnastics - women's artistic team all-around. IOC; Gangwon 2024; . See full results. At the start of 1972 [Vyacheslav Lemeshev] was not guaranteed a place on the Soviet Olympic team. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. field, boxing . British cyclist Matt Walls' superb Olympic debut continued as he won a second Tokyo medal with silver in the men's madison alongside Ethan Hayter. However, Taylor came back to beat Minsker twice back-to-back to earn the spot in the Olympic box-offs. The Soviet Union captured the gold medal in mens basketball, upsetting the United States, which until then had never lost a game in Olympic competition. . Laugher claimed an Olympic bronze medal in the final of the men's 3m springboard and finished with 518.00 points as China's Xie (558.75) and compatriot Wang Zongyuan (534.90) took the top two spots. How he did it: McEwen was third after the eventing stage and then rode Toledo de Kerser into the silver medal position. The 21-year-old from Leeds broke a collarbone in training two months ago, but recovered to secure Great Britain's first mountain biking gold. Hungary's [Lszl Orbn] attempted to draw Szczepaski into brawling at close quarters during their gold medal bout but the Pole withstood the temptation and used his left jab to win a unanimous points decision. Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 36 boxers from 36 nations competed. The Team GB quartet put in a superb run and led going into the final straight, but anchor leg Mitchell-Blake was beaten on the line by Italy's Filippo Tortu. Empower Team USA athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence and well-being. All Rights Reserved. 284 competitors, 210 men and 74 women, took part in 159 events in 18 sports. Nine other Israelis were held hostage as the . Fox first competed in the Olympic Games at Tokyo 1964, finishing 29th. The quartet claimed Great Britain's fourth swimming gold at an Olympics - the first time the nation has won that many at a single Games for 113 years - as they finished clear of China in the first-ever mixed medley relay. Detailed below are all Great Britains boxing medalists from the London 1908 to Tokyo 2020. Since then he had remained unbeaten and had scored a series of impressive victories including three victories on a US tour of the Soviet Union. How they did it: At 13 years and 23 days, Brown claimed bronze and made history as Great Britain's youngest-ever summer Olympic medal winner. When Juocevicius' Olympic dreams were thwarted by injury it was thought that Riskiyev would be chosen but instead the Soviet selectors chose Lemeshev. In a thrilling start, the Briton knocked his opponent down after only 90 seconds of a dominant first round. Team pursuit M: GBR: Ian Hallam: William Moore: Michael Bennett: Ronald Keeble 1000 m time trial M: GBR: 32 boxers from 32 nations competed. Giles won Great Britain's first medal of the Tokyo Olympics, beating Switzerland's Fabienne Kocher in her bronze-medal match. All 11 British fighters in Tokyo can claim to be in medal contention, if they get the right draw, and that was not true of the GB teams in London and then at Rio in 2016 when three medals were won . It was enough give the American the win in the eyes of three of the five judges. Antwerp 1920 Harry Mallin (Middleweight, 72.6kg), London 1908 Henry Thomas (Bantamweight, 52.6kg) Kostadinov fought on after Munich and returned to the Olympic Games in 1976 in Montreal but his display in 1972 was far and away the best of his career. London 1908 Albert Oldman (Heavyweight, 71.7+kg), Tokyo 2020 (contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic) Pat McCormack (Welterweight, 69kg) The East German women dominated the swimming as they had in 1976, capturing 11 of the 13 gold medals. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. -year-old American Hyman Miller, who was declared a surprise first-round loser in the flyweight class. Stevenson followed this victory with another stoppage, this time over West Germany's [Peter Hussing] in the semi-finals and then claimed the Olympic title by walkover when [Ion Alexe] was ruled out of the final with a broken thumb. Bragg, N.C.178: Andrew Maynard, Army/Ft. Nine other Israelis were held hostage as the terrorists bargained for the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners in Israel. The fight was effectively decided in the last minute when Seales launched a blistering attack which shook his opponent to his boots. The inexperienced Carillo stated well and had the better of the opening exchanges but he failed to recover from a knockdown late in round one and was stopped in the final minute of the second run. Fox was dissuaded from retiring from the sport by coach Ron Bright and finished. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. The track-and-field competition returned to the Memorial Coliseum, which had been renovated for the Games. His opponent for the gold medal was [Kim U-Gil], the first boxer from the People's Republic of Korea to win an Olympic medal. Team GB won silver in the women's team pursuit final after Germany broke the world record to win gold. Zamora, who trained in Mexico alongside the legendary bantamweight Ruben Olivares, then continued his streak by eliminating Carreras in the semi-final. A men's handball tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Munich 1972 Boxing Results. The GB team overcame a scratchy first baton exchange between Philip and Lansiquot to finish third, 0.2 seconds clear of Switzerland. London 1908 Charles Morris (Featherweight, 57.2kg) How she did it: Shriever was victorious on her Olympic debut after needing crowd funding to be able to go to Japan. Official Boxing results from the Munich 1972 Olympics. Team Leader: Wendell Allen, Las Vegas, Nev. This category includes boxers who participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, . Dean set a British record of one minute 44.22 seconds to finish 0.04secs ahead of team-mate Duncan Scott. How they did it: Gimson and Burnet secured silver in the mixed Nacra 17 class behind the Italian duo of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, after finishing fifth in Tuesday's medal race. How they did it: The British crew held off late charges from Australia and Poland to win Great Britain's first gold in the event. London 1948 Donald Scott, Light Heavyweight, 80kg), Paris 1924 James MacKenzie (Flyweight, 50.8kg) The British pair dominated the race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints on offer to finish on 78 points, as Kenny became the first British woman to win gold at three Olympic Games. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed. A number of Western countries did not observe the boycott, notably Great Britain, France, Italy, and Sweden. The United States had one of its worst Olympic boxing performances in memory, winning only one event, that the light-welterweight by [Ray Seales], adding three additional bronze medals. The gold medal bout was a textbook clash between the upright technical Eastern European style of Angelov and the looser, more aggressive American. The 27-year-old was in a three-way tussle for gold with Chinese pair Cao Yuan and Yang Jian. Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics; Pages in category "Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 355 total. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. She was second in the final behind France's Charlene Picon, who took silver, while a sixth place finished was enough to win China's Lu Yunxiu gold. Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 29, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament. The Cuban's performance earned him the Val Barker Trophy as the best boxer of the Games and a reputation as the )new Muhammad Ali). 112: Humberto Barrera, Robstown, Texas119: Jerry Armstrong, Boise, Idaho/Army125: Nicholas Spanakos, New York, N.Y.132: Harry Campbell, Army139: Quincy Daniels, Seattle, Wash./Air Force (3rd)147: Arthur Baldwin, Muskegon, Mich./Air Force156: Wilbert McClure, Chestnut Hill, Mass. The 1972 Olympic Games were the largest yet, setting records for the number of events, participating NOCs and competing athletes. The Finn was unconscious for a nearly a minute after the contest. How he did it: Kerr, who only went through the first round heats as a fastest loser, ran the race of his life - a huge personal best of 3:29.05 - to win bronze, just four hundredths off a silver. How they did it: Whittaker won Great Britain's second boxing silver of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after defeat by Cuba's Arlen Lopez. The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Questions arose about the integrity of the competition itself. Tokyo 2020 (contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic) Galal Yafai (Flyweight, 52kg) All three riders qualified for the individual jumping final by posting scores inside the top five overall, with McEwen going on to win silver. Silver. How they did it: The Great Britain trio scored 7,723.0, finishing behind the United States and Germany as Dujardin drew level with rower Dame Katherine Grainger and tennis player Kathleen McKane Godfree on five Olympic medals. How he did it: Yafai put in a stunning performance to dominate the final against Carlo Paalam of the Philippines. Whittaker won Great Britain's second boxing silver of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after defeat by Cuba's Arlen Lopez. Bragg, N.C. (3rd)145: Armando Muniz, Army156: John Baldwin, Detroit, Mich./Air Force (3rd)165: Alfred Jones, Detroit, Mich. (3rd)178: Arthur Redden, Wilmington, Del./Marines+178:George Foreman, Marshall, Texas (1st), 106: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash112: Tim Dement, Shreveport, La.119: Ricardo Carreras, N.Y./Air Force (3rd)125: Louis Self, Toledo, Ohio132: Louis Busceme, Beaumont, Texas139: Ray Seales, Tacoma, Wash. (1st)147: Jesse Valdez, Houston, Texas/Air Force (3rd)156: Reginald Jones, Newark, N.J./Marines165: Marvin Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind. Taylor lost to Andrew Minsker, who then went on to win the trials. The big story in boxing at Munchen was the emergence of Cuba as a dominant nation. Franklin won silver in the first-ever Olympic women's canoe slalom C1 event after finishing second behind Australia's Jessica Fox. Despite sporting an ugly swelling under his eye, Bobick briefly fought back in the second round but it was not enough and by the middle of round three his resistance had faded. With Anthony Joshua in their corner supporting and mentoring, this time around Britain sent 11 fighters to Tokyo 2020 and eight are still standing, threatening podium finishes. 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After retiring from the ring he ran a coffee bar but would return to boxing as a coach of the 1984 Yugoslav Olympic boxing team. National Olympic committees, international federations, and organizing committees, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010. Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 30, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament. Read about our approach to external linking. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed. Medal table[edit] The 2016 champions beat India in a thrilling bronze-medal match. This was misinterpreted by the referee as a sign that he was about to slump back down to the floor and the count was continued to ten. 1972 Boris Kuznetsov, Soviet Union 1976 Angel Herrara, Cuba 1980 Rudi Fink, East Germany 1984 Meldrick Taylor, USA 1988 Giovanni Parisi, Italy 1992 Andreas Tews, Germany 1996 Somluck Kamsing, Thailand 2000 Bekzat Sattarkhanov, Kazakhstan 2004 Alexei Tichtchenko, Russia 2008 Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukraine Weight Class Eliminated Boxing is one of the most illustrious and historic sports in the Olympic Games and its acceptance as an Olympic discipline can be traced back to the ancient Greeks in 688BC. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. How he did it: Whyte earned a historic first medal for Great Britain in BMX racing, winning silver by finishing just behind the Netherlands' Niek Kimmann. The U.S. boxing team, starring Leon and Michael Spinks and Ray (Sugar Ray) Leonard, won 5 of the 11 divisions. At the same Olympics, the Cuban boxing team won another gold medal, a silver and a bronze. The Cuban then eliminated Valdez in the semi-finals with 3-2 points decision after a desperately close contest to set up a meeting with Kajdi in the final. See 40 Years of Olympic Boxing Team Heavyweights and Champions. In boxing, without the challenge of the Cubans, the U.S. team dominated the competition, earning nine gold medals. Brooks almost missed out on the Games after knocking himself out during the World Championships in June. to win an Olympic boxing gold medal as she defeated . As in 1968 there were 11 events held in 1972 boxing. Pidcock led from midway through the race, finishing ahead of Swiss world number one Mathias Fluckiger. All the hostages, five of their captors, and a West German policeman were slain in a failed rescue attempt. 1904 St. Louis, Mo. After losing in the final of the 1969 European Championships, Yugoslavia's [Mate Parlov]won the next four major tournaments he could enter. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 355 total. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. Their meeting in the final proved to be the most contentious of the entire tournament and the announcement of the Soviet boxer's victory by a 3-2 decision brought whistling, booing and shouts of )Schieber) (fix) from the crowd inside the arena. Event. Muir shattered the British record, overtaking world champion Sifan Hassan on the back straight to claim silver. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. How they did it: British cyclist Matt Walls' superb Olympic debut continued as he won a second Tokyo medal with silver in the men's madison alongside Ethan Hayter. Munich 1972 - Ralph Evans (Light Flyweight, 48kg) Melbourne 1956 - Tommy Nicholls (Featherweight, 57kg) Melbourne 1956 - Nicholas Cargano (Welterweight, 69kg) London 1948 - John Wright (Middleweight, 73kg) London 1948 - Donald Scott, Light Heavyweight, 80kg) Paris 1924 - James MacKenzie (Flyweight, 50.8kg) Fletcher and Bithell claimed gold after narrowly holding off Germany in a dramatic finish to win GB's first ever medal in this class.

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