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Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
Polish boxer (1934-2014)
Pietrzykowski in 2007 | |
| Nationality | Polish |
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| Born | (1934-10-04)4 October 1934 Bestwinka, Poland |
| Died | 19 May 2014(2014-05-19) (aged 79) Bielsko-Biała, Poland |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Olympic finals | 1956, 1960, 1964 |
Zbigniew Jan Pietrzykowski (4 October 1934 – 19 May 2014) was a Polish boxer.[1][2]
He took part in three Olympic Games, each time winning a medal.
He won a bronze medal at Melbourne 1956 in the light middleweight division, after losing in the semi-final to Hungarian László Papp.
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Four years later in Rome, he reached the final of the light heavyweight division, where he lost to Cassius Clay, who was 7 years younger. Finally, he won a bronze medal in Tokyo in 1964, in the light heavyweight division (defeated by Soviet Aleksei Kiselyov).
He participated five times at the European Amateur Boxing Championships and won five medals: a bronze in the light middleweight division in Wa Zbigniew Pietrzykowski - Age, Death, Birthday, Bio, Facts ...
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