Leszek Błażyński
Boxer
1949 – 1992
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Who was Leszek Błażyński?
Leszek Błażyński was a boxer from Poland, who twice won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight 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 committed suicide in 1992, aged 43.
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- Born
- Mar 5, 1949
Ełk - Also known as
- Блазинский, Лешек
- Блажиньский, Лешек
- Died
- Aug 6, 1992
Katowice
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on July 23, 2013
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