1972 british olympic boxing team

Read about our approach to external linking. The victory of Balkan champion [Georgi Kostadinov] came as a surprise as he had been eliminated at the quarter final stage of the previous year's European Championships. Event. As Kuznetzov made his way through the bottom half of the draw so Waruinge did likewise in the top half of the draw. American Greg Louganis swept the diving events. Bernard O'Neill - IABA Press Officer. Scott won his third Tokyo medal after finishing behind China's gold medal winner Wang Shun. More than 100 years later, in . Basketball at the 1976 Olympic Games. How they did it: 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. Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Source: IOC Women's basketball, handball, and rowing were added in 1976, according to the IOC. 37 boxers from 37 nations competed. Talbot's success did not last long and was easily defeated in his next bout by the man who proved to be the class of the field, Hungary's European champion [Gyrgy Ged]. Boxing at the Games of the XX Olympiad Dates 27 August-10 September 1972 Competitors 354 from 80 nations 1968 1976 These are the final results for the boxingcompetition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Peaty became the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title, finishing in a time of 57.37 seconds, 0.06secs clear of nearest rival Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands. The big story in boxing at Munchen was the emergence of Cuba as a dominant nation. Tokyo 2020 (contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic) Lauren Price (Middleweight, 75kg), Rio 2016 Nicola Adams (Flyweight, 51kg), London 2012 Nicola Adams(Flyweight, 51kg) The 5,000- and 10,000-metre runs were won by Miruts Yifter of Ethiopia. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September with the participation of 354 fighters from 80 countries. We examine the aftermath of the controversial finish from USA vs. Russia in the 1972 Olympics 40 years later. 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. Artingstall guaranteed herself a medal with a quarter-final split-decision win against Australia's Skye Nicolson. With the powerful eastern European teams absent, the U.S. mens and womens gymnastic teams had their best Olympic showing ever; Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to capture the individual gold medal in the combined exercises. Kornelia Ender, winner of four gold medals, led the East German team as it took 10 of the 11 individual events and set eight world records. How he did it: Dean set a British record of one minute 44.22 seconds to finish 0.04secs ahead of team-mate Duncan Scott. Gold. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 54 kilograms to compete. The East German women dominated the swimming as they had in 1976, capturing 11 of the 13 gold medals. McCormack won a silver medal after losing a hard-fought men's welterweight contest to Cuba's Roniel Iglesias on points. Despite another close call in the quarter-finals Seales advanced to the final where he would face [Angel Angelov] of Bulgaria. With 56 Olympic medals, Team GB is the third most successful nation in the history of Olympic boxing, behind only Cuba and the USA. Kottysch won the slenderest of decisions as two judges voted for him, two for Kottysch and the fifth judge had the fight even at 59-59 but gave the advantage to the German. Munich 1972. The level of competition clearly suffered from the boycott. How she did it: Dujardin became Great Britain's most-decorated female Olympian with six medals, edging out German Dorothee Schneider with a mark of 88.543% in the final run. The life and legacy of one of the UK's greatest talents: Join us for a celebration of Amy Winehouse, A powerful tale of a young gay man told through a disco classic. See results Go. These are the final results for the boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. As a professional,. Fox first competed in the Olympic Games at Tokyo 1964, finishing 29th. You can find out more about GBBoxing and the athletes and coaches atwww.gbboxing.org.uk. In a tight finish, Choong battled back past Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy in the final event, taking the lead with 800m to go to secure a double for Team GB following Kate French's win in the women's event. Twenty-six countries, mostly from Africa, chose to boycott the Games when the IOC denied their request to ban New Zealand, whose national rugby team had recently toured apartheid-era South Africa. The competition was held from 28 August to 10 September 1972. Nadia Comneci of Romania won three gold medals and scored a perfect score of 10 seven times in gymnastics. Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 27, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament. Pertti Karppinen of Finland won the first of his three career gold medals in rowing. 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. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 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 How they did it: The GB quartet - who also deployed Calum Jarvis in the heats - produced a stunning display to finish a comfortable 3.23secs ahead of the Russian Olympic Committee and just 0.03secs short of the world record. Sidebar: Miruts Yifter: Yifter the Shifter, Sidebar: Zola Budd: Collision and Controversy. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. As in 1968 there were 11 events held in 1972 boxing. How they did it: Team GB won silver in the women's team pursuit final after Germany broke the world record to win gold. Rodrguez was the first of the three to be eliminated although it came in bizarre circumstances. 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. It was the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers have finished on the Olympic podium together. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 81 kilograms to compete. London 1908 William Philo (Middleweight, 71.7kg) How they did it: 19 year-old Hodgkinson won silver with a new British record after finishing behind Athing Mu of the USA. he let his fiance visit him at the team's Olympic quarters. How they did it: Maher won gold for Great Britain in the individual jumping final, winning the jump-off with a time of 37.85. Walls finished on a total of 153 points and earned Team GB's first track cycling gold medal at the Tokyo Games. In the track events the Kenyan mens team won four of the six distance races. Zamora, who trained in Mexico alongside the legendary bantamweight Ruben Olivares, then continued his streak by eliminating Carreras in the semi-final. This list may not reflect recent changes. The 27-year-old was in a three-way tussle for gold with Chinese pair Cao Yuan and Yang Jian. 28 boxers from 28 nations competed. After losing in the final of the 1969 European Championships, Yugoslavia's [Mate Parlov]won the next four major tournaments he could enter. The first of the four to fall was Wolke although his exit at the hands of Correa was due to a cut eye that happened in the second round of an otherwise even contest. The mens diving competition was again swept by Greg Louganis of the United States. The semi-final between Kottysch and Minter proved to be one of the most contentious of the Games. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September with the participation of 354 fighters from 80 countries. The fight was effectively decided in the last minute when Seales launched a blistering attack which shook his opponent to his boots. The favourite for the Olympic heavyweight title was America's new "Great White Hope", Minnesotan [Duane Bobick]. How he did it: Daley won bronze in the men's 10m platform diving following an enthralling final. 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. Seales later worked with autistic high school students. The British pair held the gold medal spot after 10 sprints but then faded before securing silver with a late surge. Greenbank finished behind the Russian Olympic Committee's world champion Evgeny Rylov, who took gold with a new Olympic record, while the USA's Ryan Murphy claimed silver. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. Read and watch the 65 medal moments for Team GB at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He was the National Golden Gloves champion in 1976 and 1978. How they did it: Great Britain won a record eighth swimming medal in Tokyo - the quartet of Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finishing 0.73 seconds behind gold-medal winners USA. With no seeding it was always possible that two of the favourites could be drawn to meet each other and that is exactly what happened in the first round in Munich. Soviet pole-vaulter Sergey Bubka won his first gold medal. At the start of 1972 [Vyacheslav Lemeshev] was not guaranteed a place on the Soviet Olympic team. Detailed below are all Great Britains boxing medalists from the London 1908 to Tokyo 2020. London 1908 Frederick Parks (Heavyweight, 71.7kg+), Progress against key strategic objectives for 2022-2027, Copyright 2019 - England Boxing - EIS Sheffield, Coleridge Road, Sheffield, S9 5DA - Company Reg: 02817909 - website produced by. 1940. Olympic Games (Athletics) - Records and Statistics, 1. How she did it: Franklin won silver in the first-ever Olympic women's canoe slalom C1 event after finishing second behind Australia's Jessica Fox. OLYMPIC STYLE BOXING HISTORY. Canadian Ben Johnson, champion of the 100-metre run, and several weightlifters tested positive for steroid use and were disqualified. America's squad was made up of Louis Curtis, Leo Randolph, Charles Mooney, Davey Lee Armstrong,. 36 boxers from 36 nations competed. The 27-year-old had suffered a leg injury that had left her on crutches just 12 weeks earlier. Medal table[edit] Yafai put in a stunning performance to dominate the final against Carlo Paalam of the Philippines. Fortunately for the Cuban his style of fighting worked well against the Mexican and he won a unanimous decision after knocking down Zamora at the end of round one. 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. 38 boxers from 38 nations competed. He lost the title to fellow Olympian [Marvin Johnson], then retired in 1980 following two failures to win another world title in the cruiserweight division. The GB team overcame a scratchy first baton exchange between Philip and Lansiquot to finish third, 0.2 seconds clear of Switzerland. What Do the Olympic Rings and Flame Represent? Lemeshev was European champion in 1973 and 1975 but retired at the young age of 24 after failing to be selected for the 1976 Olympic Games. IOC; Gangwon 2024; . How she did it: Muir shattered the British record, overtaking world champion Sifan Hassan on the back straight to claim silver. This was an indoor arena constructed for the 1972 Olympics, which also hosted judo competition. How they did it: Walls finished on a total of 153 points and earned Team GB's first track cycling gold medal at the Tokyo Games. 284 competitors, 210 men and 74 women, took part in 159 events in 18 sports. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed, 1976 World Championships in Athletics Malmo, Sweden, 1980 World Championships in Athletics Sittard, Netherlands, 1983 World Championships in Athletics Helsinki, Finland, 1987 World Championships in Athletics Rome, Italy, 1991 World Championships in Athletics Tokyo, Japan, 1993 World Championships in Athletics Stuttgart, Germany, 1995 World Championships in Athletics Gothenburg, Sweden, 1997 World Championships in Athletics Athens, Greece, 1999 World Championships in Athletics Sevilla, Spain, 2001 World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Canada, 2003 World Championships in Athletics Paris, France, 2005 World Championships in Athletics Helsinki, Finland, 2007 World Championships in Athletics Osaka, Japan, 2009 World Championships in Athletics Berlin, Germany, 2011 World Championships in Athletics Daegu, South Korea, 2013 World Championships in Athletics Moscow, Russia, 2015 World Championships in Athletics Beijing, Russia, 2017 World Championships in Athletics London, United Kingdom, 2019 World Championships in Athletics Doha, Qatar, 2022 World Championships in Athletics Eugene, USA, 2. Bradshaw claimed Britain's second track and field medal in Tokyo and finally landed her first major championship podium finish with pole vault bronze. Bobick had won the Pan American Games gold medal in 1971 scoring a victory over young Cuban [Tefilo Stevenson] on his way to the title. Mick Dowling, appearing in his second successive Games, Charlie Nash and Jim Montague were . Britwatch - How are GB athletes doing in Tokyo? 1972 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team (Munich, Germany) 106: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash 112: Tim Dement, Shreveport, La. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Boxers_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics&oldid=951699170, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 301600 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 April 2020, at 12:06. Team pursuit M: GBR: Ian Hallam: William Moore: Michael Bennett: Ronald Keeble 1000 m time trial M: GBR: There was also concern that the amateur spirit of the Games had been undermined by the growing commercial influence on sports in the West and the pervasive government control of athletes in the Eastern bloc countries. The Soviet men, led by Vladimir Salnikov, won seven events. All the hostages, five of their captors, and a West German policeman were slain in a failed rescue attempt. Dean set a British record of one minute 44.22 seconds to finish 0.04secs ahead of team-mate Duncan Scott. 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. The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Kottysch and Rudkowski, two old rivals, met for the gold medal with the German's harder punching triumphing over the more skillful Pole. Antwerp 1920 Harold Franks (Light Heavyweight, 79.4kg) Yafai, 28, gained a 4-1 points decision at the Kokugikan Arena. Read all the details from Tokyo 2020 by clicking here. With little to choose between the two men the decisive moment came in the first round when Seales knocked the Bulgarian to the floor. 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. How she did it: Price became the first Welsh fighter to win an Olympic boxing gold medal as she defeated China's Li Qian to take a 5-0 points victory. The 1972 Olympic Games were the largest yet, setting records for the number of events, participating NOCs and competing athletes. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 63.5 kilograms to compete. 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. How he did it: Pidcock led from midway through the race, finishing ahead of Swiss world number one Mathias Fluckiger. 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) Price became the first Welsh fighter to win an Olympic boxing gold medal as she defeated China's Li Qian to take a 5-0 points victory. The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. A men's handball tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Paris 2024; Beijing 2022 . GB have now won six successive Olympic titles in sailing's Finn class and Scott now effectively be forever the reigning Olympic Finn champion with the class being somewhat dropped for Paris 2024 and beyond. 147: Horace Herring, St. Petersburg, FL (2, 156: Wilbert McClure, Chestnut, Hill, MA (1, +178: Joseph Fraizer, Philadelphia, PA (1, 125: Meldrick Taylor, Philadelphia, PA (1, 125: Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Grand Rapids, MI (3, 132: Terrance Cauthen, Philadelphia, PA (3, 139: Ricardo Williams, Jr., Cincinnati, OH (2, 156: Jermain Taylor, Little Rock, AR/NMU (3, Follow on , 2024 Olympic Trials Qualification Guidelines, Today marks 42nd anniversary of 1980 plane crash. She was unable to progress to the gold-medal match, losing to Japan's Irie Sena. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 48 kilograms to compete. Protests against the Soviet presence in Afghanistan continued, however. Only once, early in his quarter-final against Ireland's [Charlie Nash], did he ever look under pressure and the 32 year old Pole used his disciplined, methodical style to outbox all his opponents. More than 7,000 athletes from 122 countries participated. How they did it: Heath claimed bronze in a photo finish after making a "hesitant start" to the defence of his Olympic men's kayak single 200m. This list may not reflect recent changes. Coach: Israel Acosta, Milwaukee, Wis.Asst. 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. How he did it: McEwen was third after the eventing stage and then rode Toledo de Kerser into the silver medal position. Kenny was the lead-off rider and sensed a hesitation in his opponents behind as the durney left the track, launching a solo sprint to win 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. The reigning champion from Rio led from the front, competing first and setting a score of 15.583 that ensured he would become the first Olympic pommel champion to defend the title since 1980. 19 fencers, 14 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1972. Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards discuss the art of punditry and rank the best analysts, Three single Kiwi women are in search of the man of their dreams in FBoy Island NZ. He was also on the 1972 Olympic team going 1-1. Despite producing 32 world records and a host of memorable performances, the 1976 Games drew more attention to the apparent problems of the Olympic movement. 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. 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. Coward-Holley finished third and only missed out by a shot on a gold medal play-off. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed. 1904 St. Louis, Mo. John Kynoch won bronze in the 50 m running target event. A very popular figure in his native Croatia, he was voted the outstanding Croatian sportsman of the 20th century. He used his superior footwork to box successfully on the retreat against the highly rated Pole [Leszek Bayski] in the semi-final and then produced a carbon copy performance against 1968 medalist [Leo Rwabwogo] of Uganda to clinch the gold medal. Great Britain won a record eighth swimming medal in Tokyo - the quartet of Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finishing 0.73 seconds behind gold-medal winners USA. Several of the participating countries refused to attend the opening ceremony, and the Olympic hymn was played at several medal ceremonies, rather than the appropriate national anthem. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. See full results. Great Britain finished 14 seconds ahead of the United States in the inaugural mixed relay. He won the European light-heavyweight title in 1976 and was World champion for most of 1978. How he did it: Brooks' second run of 90.8 was an improvement on his opening effort of 89.4, moving him up into the medal positions. Tragedy struck the 1972 Olympics in Munich when eight Palestinian terrorists invaded the Olympic Village on September 5 and killed two members of the Israeli team. Paris 1924 John Elliott (Middleweight, 72.6kg) The competition was held from 3 to 10 September 1972. Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 28, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament. Tony Duffy/Allsport Olympic Medals 4 5 9 Games Breakdown Athletics 1 1 2 Boxing 3 Cycling Track 1 Equestrian Eventing 2 Equestrian Jumping 1 Show more Brooks almost missed out on the Games after knocking himself out during the World Championships in June. Taiwan also boycotted, when Canada, which officially recognized the Peoples Republic of China, would not permit Taiwan to be identified at the Games as the Republic of China. 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. His assailant, teammate Norberto Cabura, was sent home in disgrace. Official Boxing results from the Munich 1972 Olympics. the entire Great Britain eventing team won gold for the first time since 1972. London 1908 Charles Morris (Featherweight, 57.2kg) How she did it: French entered the final event of the modern pentathlon in fifth, but stormed away from the field with a dominant run to win gold. Carson, Colo. (1st)201: Ray Mercer, Army (1st)+201:Riddick Bowe, Brooklyn, N.Y. (2nd), 106: Eric Griffin, Broussard, La.112: Timothy Austin, Cincinnati, Ohio (3rd)119: Sergio Reyes, Marines/Camp Lejeune, N.C.125: Julian Wheeler, Navy/Virginia Beach132:Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles, Calif. (1st)139:Vernon Forrest, Augusta, Ga./NMU147: Pepe Reilly, Glendale, Calif.156: Raul Marquez, Houston, Texas165:Chris Byrd, Flint, Mich. (2nd)178: Montell Griffin, Chicago, Ill.201: Danell Nicholson, Chicago, Ill.+201: Larry Donald, Cincinnati, Ohio, 106: Albert Guardado, Topeka, Kan.112:Eric Morel, Madison, Wis.119: Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, Pa.125:Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Mich.132: Terrance Cauthen, Philadelphia, Pa.139: David Diaz, Chicago, Ill.147:Fernando Vargas, Oxnard, Calif.156:David Reid, Philadelphia, Pa. (1st)165: Rhoshii Wells, Riverdale, Ga.178:Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Fla.201: Nate Jones, Chicago, Ill.+201: Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Conn. 106:Brian Viloria, Waipahu, Hawaii112:Jose Navarro, Los Angeles, Calif.119:Clarence Vinson, Washington, D.C.125:Ricardo Juarez, Houston, Texas132:David Jackson, Seattle, Wash.139:Ricardo Williams, Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio147:Dante Craig, Cincinnati, Ohio156:Jermain Taylor, Little Rock, Ark.165:Jeff Lacy, St. Petersburg, Fla.178:Olanda Anderson, Ft. Carson, Colo./Army201:Michael Bennett, Chicago, Ill.+201:Calvin Brock, Charlotte, N.C. Head Coach: Tom Mustin, Tacoma, Wash.Asst. World number one Oliver Townend (pictured here), Laura Collett and Tom McEwen sealed victory in the final show. America's squad was made up of Louis Curtis, Leo Randolph, Charles Mooney, Davey Lee. Unlike other Communist regimes, Yugoslavia allowed its' boxers to fight professionally and so Parlov took up this option in 1975. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed. Wilby swam in the heats in place of the rested Peaty. The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad (German: Spiele der XX. The 27-year-old had suffered a leg injury that had left her on crutches just 12 weeks earlier. Fighting [Alfonso Zamora] of Mexico in the quarter-finals Rodriguez was sent to the canvas in the final round of their bout. 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. Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1972. Questions arose about the integrity of the competition itself. Scott won his third medal of the Tokyo Olympics and Great Britain's sixth in the pool with silver after finishing behind winner Wang Shun of China. 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. Paris 1924 T Peterson (Light Heavyweight, 81kg), Antwerp 1920 Alexander Ireland (Welterweight, 66.7kg), London 1908 John Condon (Bantamweight, 52.6kg) 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]. Walden lost in the final second of her semi-final but bounced back to beat Poland's Aleksandra Kowalczuk 7-3 in the bronze-medal match. Shriever was victorious on her Olympic debut after needing crowd funding to be able to go to Japan. Political problems threatened to return to centre stage at the 1988 Games. Thirty-six years after his father's Olympic triumph his son, [Emilio Jr.], reached the middleweight final of the 2008 Olympics only to lose to Great Britain's [James DeGale]. Eleven cyclists represented Great Britain in 1972. This category includes boxers who participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, . 284 competitors, 210 men and 74 women, took part in 159 events in 18 sports. The swimming was dominated by the American men and the East German women. [1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games . How he did it: Yafai put in a stunning performance to dominate the final against Carlo Paalam of the Philippines. Brooks' second run of 90.8 was an improvement on his opening effort of 89.4, moving him up into the medal positions. It was the East German judge that robbed us. How they did it: After losing to eventual gold medal winner Harrie Lavreysen in the semi-finals, Carlin defeated Denis Dmitriev of the Russian Olympic Committee in the bronze medal contest. The womens competition featured Americans Florence Griffith Joyner, winner of three gold medals, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who earned gold medals in the heptathlon and the long jump. Are the Olympic Games an overall benefit for their host countries and cities? 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. Bridget Parker Equestrian Eventing Mary Peters Athletics David Starbrook Judo Patrick Sweeney Rowing 15 more 01 Brendan Foster leads the field in the 1500 metres at the Munich 1972 Olympics. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September with the participation of 354 fighters from 80 countries. How he did it: Yee, making his Olympic debut, led for much of the 10km run before being overtaken by Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway. These are the final results for the boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The gold medal bout was a textbook clash between the upright technical Eastern European style of Angelov and the looser, more aggressive American. The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In boxing, without the challenge of the Cubans, the U.S. team dominated the competition, earning nine gold medals. They were intended to be a celebration of peace, putting the militaristic images of Berlin 1936 far behind. All the hostages, five of their captors, and a West German policeman were slain in a failed rescue attempt. How he did it: Scott won his third medal of the Tokyo Olympics and Great Britain's sixth in the pool with silver after finishing behind winner Wang Shun of China. 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). The men's welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. (1st)147: Clinton Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.156: Charles Walker Jr., Mesa, Ariz.165: Michael Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

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