Józef Grudzień
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Medal record | |||
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Men’s Boxing | |||
Competitor for Poland | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Lightweight | |
Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Lightweight | |
European Amateur Championships | |||
Gold | East Berlin 1965 | Lightweight | |
Silver | Rome 1967 | Lightweight |
Józef Grudzień (born 1 April, 1939, Piaski Wielkie near Busko-Zdrój) is a retired boxer from Poland.
He won two medals at the Olympic Games: gold on in the Lightweight division at Tokyo 1964 and silver at Mexico City 1968. He also twice won medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships, silver at East Berlin 1965 and gold at Rome 1967.
[edit] Olympic Results
1964
- Defeated Tauno Halonen (Finland) 4-1
- Defeated Alex Oundo (Kenya) 4-1
- Defeated Stoyan Pilitchev (Bulgaria) 5-0
- Defeated Ronnie Harris (United States) 4-1
- Defeated Vellikton Barannikov (Soviet Union) 5-0
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