Imre Harangi
The native form of this personal name is Harangi Imre. This article uses the Western name order.
 Harangi (left) and Stepulov at the 1936 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
16 October 1913 Nyíradony, Hungary | |||||||||||||||
| Died |
4 February 1979 (aged 65) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Mávag Gépgyári Sportegyesület | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Imre Harangi (16 October 1913 – 4 February 1979) was a Hungarian amateur lightweight boxer. He placed second at the 1934 European Championships and won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in a close final against Nikolai Stepulov. Harangi lost the first round and had his both eyes swollen and bleeding, yet he managed to outperform Stepulov in the remaining two rounds.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Imre Harangi. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Boxing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Lightweight. sports-reference.com
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