Tadeusz Walasek (right) facing Vielhauer in Berlin, 1963 |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tadeusz Walasek |
| Nationality | Poland |
| Born | July 15, 1936 Elżbiecin, Łomża County, Podlaskie |
| Died | November 4, 2011 (aged 75) |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Club | Nysa Kłodzko, Gwardia Warszawa |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Poland | ||
| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1960 Rome | Middleweight |
| Bronze | 1964 Tokyo | Middleweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
| Silver | 1957 Prague | Light Middleweight |
| Silver | 1959 Lucerne | Middleweight |
| Gold | 1961 Belgrade | Middleweight |
Tadeusz Walasek (July 15, 1936 – November 4, 2011) was a Polish boxer.[1][2][3]
He won a silver medal for Poland at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games in the men's middleweight division (165 lbs/75 kg). Walasek lost a 3-2 decision in the final to Eddie Crook of the United States. Walasek returned again at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, and won a bronze medal at middleweight.[1][4]
Walasek participated thrice at the European Amateur Boxing Championships and won 3 medals: two silver medals at Prague 1957 in the Light middleweight division[5] and at Lucerne 1959 in the Middleweight division,[6] and a gold one at Belgrade 1961 in the Middleweight division.[7]
He was the winner of the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award 1996.[8]
1956 (as a welterweight)
1960 (as a middleweight)
1964 (as a middleweight)