Leszek Błażyński Explained

Leszek Błażyński
Fullname:Leszek Błażyński
Nationality:Polish
Weight Class:Flyweight
Club:BBTS Włókniarz Bielsko-Biała
Szombierki Bytom
Birth Date:5 March 1949
Birth Place:Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie
Death Place:Katowice, Śląskie
Height:1.650NaN0
Weight:500NaN0
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Leszek Błażyński pronounced as /pol/ (5 March 1949  - 6 August 1992)[1] 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 was born in Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie. He committed suicide in 1992, aged 43, in Katowice, Śląskie. He suffered from depression after the death of his wife.[2] He was buried at the Communal Cemetery in Katowice.

Olympic results

1972

1976

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympedia - Leszek Blazynski . olympedia.org . . 9 August 2022.
  2. https://sport.onet.pl/boks/mija-20-lat-od-smierci-leszka-blazynskiego/27rtm Mija 20 lat od śmierci Leszka Błażyńskiego