Tadeusz Walasek
 Tadeusz Walasek (right) facing Vielhauer in Berlin, 1963 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tadeusz Walasek |
| Nationality |  Poland |
| Born | July 15, 1936 Elżbiecin, Łomża County, Podlaskie |
| Died | November 4, 2011 (aged 75) |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Club | Nysa Kłodzko, Gwardia Warszawa |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Poland
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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1960 Rome | Middleweight |
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1964 Tokyo | Middleweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
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1957 Prague | Light Middleweight |
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1959 Lucerne | Middleweight |
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1961 Belgrade | Middleweight |
Tadeusz Walasek (July 15, 1936 – November 4, 2011) was a Polish boxer.[1][2][3]
He won a silver medal for Poland at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games in the men's middleweight division (165 lbs/75 kg). Walasek lost a 3-2 decision in the final to Eddie Crook of the United States. Walasek returned again at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, and won a bronze medal at middleweight.[1][4]
Walasek participated thrice at the European Amateur Boxing Championships and won 3 medals: two silver medals at Prague 1957 in the Light middleweight division[5] and at Lucerne 1959 in the Middleweight division,[6] and a gold one at Belgrade 1961 in the Middleweight division.[7]
He was the winner of the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award 1996.[8]
Olympic results
1956 (as a welterweight)
- Lost to Fred Tiedt (Ireland) points
1960 (as a middleweight)
- Defeated Sultan Mahmoud (Iraq)
- Defeated Teifion Davies (Australia)
- Defeated Frederik van Royen (South Africa)
- Defeated Yevgeny Feofanov (Soviet Union)
- Lost to Edward Crook (United States) 2-3
1964 (as a middleweight)
- Defeated John Bukowski (Australia) 5-0
- Defeated Juae Aguilar (Argentina) 5-0
- Defeated Ahmed Hassan (United Arab Republic) 5-0
- Lost to Valeri Popenchenko (Soviet Union) KO
References
- ^ a b "ZMARŁ TADEUSZ WALASEK" (in Polish). Polski Związek Bokserski (Polish Boxing Association). November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ Polish Press Agency (2011-11-06). "Zmarł wicemistrz olimpijski w boksie Tadeusz Walasek" (in Polish). Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ Boxrec Entry
- ^ sports-reference
- ^ 12th European Championships
- ^ 13th European Championships
- ^ 14th European Championships
- ^ Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award
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