The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 3 to 10 September 1972. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.[1]
| Heavyweight boxing at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Boxing Hall, Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 – 10 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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Medalists edit
| Gold | Teófilo Stevenson Cuba
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| Silver | Ion Alexe Romania
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| Bronze | Peter Hussing West Germany
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| Bronze | Hasse Thomsén Sweden
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Results edit
The following boxers took part in the event:[1]
| Rank | Name | Country |
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| 1 | Teófilo Stevenson |  Cuba
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| 2 | Ion Alexe |  Romania
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| 3T | Peter Hussing |  West Germany
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| 3T | Hasse Thomsén |  Sweden
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| 5T | Oscar Ludeña |  Peru
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| 5T | Duane Bobick |  United States
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| 5T | Jürgen Fanghänel |  East Germany
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| 5T | Carroll Morgan |  Canada
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| 9T | Ludwik Denderys |  Poland
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| 9T | Yury Nesterov |  Soviet Union
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| 9T | József Réder |  Hungary
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| 9T | Atanas Sapundzhiev |  Bulgaria
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| 9T | Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle |  Nigeria
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| 9T | Jean Bassomben |  Cameroon
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First round edit
- Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Ludwik Denderys (POL), TKO-1
- Duane Bobick (USA) def. Yuri Nesterov (URS), 5:0
- Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Jozsef Reder (HUN), 5:0
- Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR) def. Atanas Suvandzhiev (BUL), KO-1
- Carroll Morgan (CAN) def. Fatai Ayinla (NGR), 3:2
- Hasse Thomsén (SWE) def. Jean Bassomben (CMR), 4:1
Quarterfinals edit
- Peter Hussing (FRG) def. Oscar Ludeña (PER), KO-1
- Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Duane Bobick (USA), TKO-3
- Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Jürgen Fanghänel (GDR), 5:0
- Hasse Thomsén (SWE) def. Carroll Morgan (CAN), KO-3
Semifinals edit
- Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Peter Hussing (FRG), TKO-2
- Ion Alexe (ROU) def. Hasse Thomsén (SWE), 5:0
Final edit
- Teófilo Stevenson (CUB) def. Ion Alexe (ROU), walk-over
References edit
- ^ a b "Boxing at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2018.