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Henryk Niedźwiedzki

Henryk Niedźwiedzki

Polish boxer (1933–2018)

Henryk Władysław Niedźwiedzki (6 April 1933 – 9 February 2018) was an Olympic boxer from Poland.

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Niedźwiedzki was born in Bäreneiche, then Germany, now in Poland. He competed for Poland in the 1956 Summer Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia in the featherweight event where, as a losing semifinalist, he was a bronze medallist. Niedźwiedzki died after a protracted illness at the age of 84.[1]

1956 Olympic results

Below are Henryk Niedźwiedzki's results from the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia where he competed as a featherweight boxer for Poland.

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Leonard Leisching (South Africa) on points
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Tristan Falfan (Argentina) by a first-round knockout
  • Semifinal: lost to Vladimir Safronov (Soviet Union) on points (was awarded bronze medal)

References

  1. [1]
    "Zmarł Henryk Niedźwiedzki" (in Polish). Onet. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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