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Jan Szczepański

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Jan Szczepański (left)
Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Poland
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Lightweight

Jan Antoni Szczepański (20 November 1939 – 15 January 2017) was a Polish boxer. He won the gold medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he defeated Hungary's László Orbán on points (5:0).

Szczepanski died on 15 January 2017, after long illness in Warsaw, aged 77.[1]

References

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  1. "Nie żyje Jan Szczepański, mistrz olimpijski w boksie". Onet Sport.