The American team that arrived in Germany was considered the best all round team to leave their shores since 1952 but only one, [Ray Seales], returned to the US as Olympic champion. (1st)147: Clinton Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.156: Charles Walker Jr., Mesa, Ariz.165: Michael Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. 38 boxers from 38 nations competed. London 1908 Charles Morris (Featherweight, 57.2kg) The victory of Balkan champion [Georgi Kostadinov] came as a surprise as he had been eliminated at the quarter final stage of the previous year's European Championships. How they did it: Daley, who made his Olympic debut at the age of 13, won gold in his fourth Games alongside debutant Lee. These are the final results for the boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The British pair dominated the race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints on offer to finish on 78 points, as Kenny became the first British woman to win gold at three Olympic Games. How they did it: The trio scooped GB's first eventing team gold since Munich 1972 with a score of 86.30. He used his superior footwork to box successfully on the retreat against the highly rated Pole [Leszek Bayski] in the semi-final and then produced a carbon copy performance against 1968 medalist [Leo Rwabwogo] of Uganda to clinch the gold medal. Canadian Ben Johnson, champion of the 100-metre run, and several weightlifters tested positive for steroid use and were disqualified. All 11 British fighters in Tokyo can claim to be in medal contention, if they get the right draw, and that was not true of the GB teams in London and then at Rio in 2016 when three medals were won . Britwatch - How are GB athletes doing in Tokyo? 37 boxers from 37 nations competed. The 21-year-old from Leeds broke a collarbone in training two months ago, but recovered to secure Great Britain's first mountain biking gold. Pertti Karppinen of Finland won the first of his three career gold medals in rowing. Franklin won silver in the first-ever Olympic women's canoe slalom C1 event after finishing second behind Australia's Jessica Fox. Gimson and Burnet secured silver in the mixed Nacra 17 class behind the Italian duo of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, after finishing fifth in Tuesday's medal race. Scott became a double gold medallist after retaining his men's Finn title after finishing fourth in the final race to take GB's gold medal tally to 13. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed, 1976 World Championships in Athletics Malmo, Sweden, 1980 World Championships in Athletics Sittard, Netherlands, 1983 World Championships in Athletics Helsinki, Finland, 1987 World Championships in Athletics Rome, Italy, 1991 World Championships in Athletics Tokyo, Japan, 1993 World Championships in Athletics Stuttgart, Germany, 1995 World Championships in Athletics Gothenburg, Sweden, 1997 World Championships in Athletics Athens, Greece, 1999 World Championships in Athletics Sevilla, Spain, 2001 World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Canada, 2003 World Championships in Athletics Paris, France, 2005 World Championships in Athletics Helsinki, Finland, 2007 World Championships in Athletics Osaka, Japan, 2009 World Championships in Athletics Berlin, Germany, 2011 World Championships in Athletics Daegu, South Korea, 2013 World Championships in Athletics Moscow, Russia, 2015 World Championships in Athletics Beijing, Russia, 2017 World Championships in Athletics London, United Kingdom, 2019 World Championships in Athletics Doha, Qatar, 2022 World Championships in Athletics Eugene, USA, 2. Lying fourth after the snatch, Campbell lifted 161kg in the clean and jerk to secure a spot on the podium and become Britain's first ever female Olympic weightlifting medallist. 1916. Boxing. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. Paris 1924 Harold Mitchell (Light Heavyweight, 89.4kg), Antwerp 1920 Ronald Rawson (Heavywight, 79.4+kg) Yafai put in a stunning performance to dominate the final against Carlo Paalam of the Philippines. Kottysch avoided the favourites in the early stages and watched as the top rated fighters began to eliminate each other from contention. The U.S. womens team won 11 of the 14 swimming events. As Kuznetzov made his way through the bottom half of the draw so Waruinge did likewise in the top half of the draw. The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. How they did it: The Great Britain trio scored 7,723.0, finishing behind the United States and Germany as Dujardin drew level with rower Dame Katherine Grainger and tennis player Kathleen McKane Godfree on five Olympic medals. Basketball at the 1976 Olympic Games. Antwerp 1920 Harold Franks (Light Heavyweight, 79.4kg) How they did it: Heath claimed bronze in a photo finish after making a "hesitant start" to the defence of his Olympic men's kayak single 200m. There were three double gold medal performances in the track-and-field competition: distance runner Lasse Virn of Finland repeated his 1972 double of the 5,000- and 10,000-metre events; Cuban Alberto Juantorena won the 400- and 800-metre runs; and Soviet runner Tatyana Kazankina earned gold medals in the 800- and 1,500-metre runs. At the 1984 Games the U.S. team benefited most, capturing 83 gold medals and 174 medals altogether. [1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games . Tokyo 2020 (contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic) Lauren Price (Middleweight, 75kg), Rio 2016 Nicola Adams (Flyweight, 51kg), London 2012 Nicola Adams(Flyweight, 51kg) Corporate sponsors, principally U.S.-based multinationals, were allowed to put Olympic symbols on their products, which were then marketed as the official such product of the Olympics. It was the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers have finished on the Olympic podium together. When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Antwerp 1920 Harry Mallin (Middleweight, 72.6kg), London 1908 Henry Thomas (Bantamweight, 52.6kg) This list may not reflect recent changes. See also Sidebar: Zola Budd: Collision and Controversy. Many communist countries, including the Soviet Union, East Germany, and Cuba, retaliated for the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Games by staying away from the 1984 Games, citing concerns over the safety of their athletes in what they considered a hostile and fiercely anticommunist environment. China, however, participated in the Summer Games for the first time since 1952. How he did it: Scott won his third medal of the Tokyo Olympics and Great Britain's sixth in the pool with silver after finishing behind winner Wang Shun of China. It was a result that the Venezuelan trainer called )a national disaster). Beijing 2008 David Price (Super Heavyweight, 91kg+), Barcelona 1992 Robin Reid (Light Middleweight, 71kg), Seoul 1988 Richie Woodhall (Light Middleweight, 71kg), Los Angeles 1984 Robert Wells (Super Heavyweight, 91kg+), Moscow 1980 Anthony Willis (Light Welterweight, 64kg), Montreal 1976 Patrick Cowdell (Bantamweight, 54kg), Munich 1972 Ralph Evans (Light Flyweight, 48kg) Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 27, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament. The GB quartet - who also deployed Calum Jarvis in the heats - produced a stunning display to finish a comfortable 3.23secs ahead of the Russian Olympic Committee and just 0.03secs short of the world record. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. After retiring from the ring he ran a coffee bar but would return to boxing as a coach of the 1984 Yugoslav Olympic boxing team. At 13 years and 23 days, Brown claimed bronze and made history as Great Britain's youngest-ever summer Olympic medal winner. Munich 1972 George Turpin (Bantamweight, 54kg), Rome 1960 Richard McTaggart (Lightweight, 60kg) Page claimed bronze in the women's trampoline final to add to her silver medal in Rio after finishing behind China's Zhu Xueying, who picked up gold, and Chinese compatriot Liu Lingling, who took silver. Coach: Candy Lopez, San Jose, Calif.Technical Advisor: Basheer AbdullahTeam Leader: Gary Toney, Charleston, W.V.Asst. She held off two-time champion Mariana Pajon to win. The level of competition clearly suffered from the boycott. How they did it: Team GB won silver in the women's team pursuit final after Germany broke the world record to win gold. Sidebar: Miruts Yifter: Yifter the Shifter, Sidebar: Zola Budd: Collision and Controversy. Tragedy struck the 1972 Olympics in Munich when eight Palestinian terrorists invaded the Olympic Village on September 5 and killed two members of the Israeli team. A third meeting paired two of the favourites together with [Boris Kuznetzov], who had upset 1968 champion [Valerian Sokolov] to make the Soviet team, emerging victorious over [Ryszard Tomczyk], the European champion from Poland. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. How he did it: Yee, making his Olympic debut, led for much of the 10km run before being overtaken by Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway. . In his later life he battled unsuccessfully with alcohol problems and this contributed to his death at the age of just 43. Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 30, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament. After losing to eventual gold medal winner Harrie Lavreysen in the semi-finals, Carlin defeated Denis Dmitriev of the Russian Olympic Committee in the bronze medal contest. Team Leader: Wendell Allen, Las Vegas, Nev. The Finn was unconscious for a nearly a minute after the contest. See Sidebar: Miruts Yifter: Yifter the Shifter. How they did it: Whittaker won Great Britain's second boxing silver of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after defeat by Cuba's Arlen Lopez. How she did it: Price became the first Welsh fighter to win an Olympic boxing gold medal as she defeated China's Li Qian to take a 5-0 points victory. Lemeshev was European champion in 1973 and 1975 but retired at the young age of 24 after failing to be selected for the 1976 Olympic Games. What Do the Olympic Rings and Flame Represent? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boxing_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics&oldid=1127997748, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 17 December 2022, at 21:00. The 36-year-old clocked 35.202 seconds to edge out Hungary's Kolos Csizmadia for third place. The Great Britain team included 69-year-old equestrian Lorna Johnstone - the oldest British athlete ever to appear in the Olympic Games. The fight was effectively decided in the last minute when Seales launched a blistering attack which shook his opponent to his boots. JIM FOX, the former modern pentathlon Olympic champion, has died at the age of 81. Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Source: IOC Women's basketball, handball, and rowing were added in 1976, according to the IOC. Greenbank finished behind the Russian Olympic Committee's world champion Evgeny Rylov, who took gold with a new Olympic record, while the USA's Ryan Murphy claimed silver. Fighting [Alfonso Zamora] of Mexico in the quarter-finals Rodriguez was sent to the canvas in the final round of their bout. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments. Their meeting in the final proved to be the most contentious of the entire tournament and the announcement of the Soviet boxer's victory by a 3-2 decision brought whistling, booing and shouts of )Schieber) (fix) from the crowd inside the arena. All the hostages, five of their captors, and a West German policeman were slain in a failed rescue attempt. Facing Parlov in the final was the 19-year-old Cuban soldier [Gilberto Carrillo]. McEwen was third after the eventing stage and then rode Toledo de Kerser into the silver medal position. Walls finished on a total of 153 points and earned Team GB's first track cycling gold medal at the Tokyo Games. 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