Leszek Błażyński

Leszek Błażyński
Personal information
Full name Leszek Błażyński
Nationality  Poland
Born (1949-03-05)5 March 1949
Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie
Died 6 August 1992(1992-08-06) (aged 43)
Katowice, Śląskie
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Flyweight
Club BBTS Włókniarz Bielsko-Biała
Szombierek Bytom

Leszek Błażyński (5 March 1949, Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie – 6 August 1992, Katowice, Śląskie) was a Polish boxer who twice won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the Summer Olympics.

He first did so in 1972, when Munich hosted the Games. Four years later in Montreal, he once again captured the bronze, after a loss in the semifinals against eventual winner Leo Randolph of the United States. Błażyński committed suicide in 1992, aged 43.

Olympic results

1972

1976

References


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