Leszek Kosedowski
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Leszek Marian Kosedowski (born May 25, 1954 in Środa Śląska
) is a retired boxer
from Poland
, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight
division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Richard Nowakowski
of East Germany.
His younger brothers Krzysztof Kosedowski
and Dariusz Kosedowski were also boxers who competed in the Olympics for Poland.
Sroda Slaska
Środa Śląska is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Środa Śląska. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...
) is a retired boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...
in Montreal, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Richard Nowakowski
Richard Nowakowski
Richard Nowakowski is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...
of East Germany.
His younger brothers Krzysztof Kosedowski
Krzysztof Kosedowski
Krzysztof Kazimierz Kosedowski is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union...
and Dariusz Kosedowski were also boxers who competed in the Olympics for Poland.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Cornelius Boza EdwardsCornelius Boza EdwardsCornelius Boza Edwards was a Ugandan boxer in the Light Welterweight division and the former WBC Super Featherweight Champion. Edwards emigrated from Uganda to England, where he lived for a long period of time...
(Uganda) walk-over, country boycotted - Defeated Camille HuardCamille HuardCamille Huard is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the third round of the men's featherweight division by Poland's eventual bronze medalist Leszek Kosedowski.-References:*...
(Canada) 5-0 - Defeated Bratislav RistićBratislav RisticBratislav Ristić is a Serbian footballer who last played for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer in July 2011.-Club career:...
(Yugoslavia) 5-0 - Lost to Richard NowakowskiRichard NowakowskiRichard Nowakowski is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...
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