Jerzy Kulej
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Jerzy Kulej is a retired boxer and politician.
He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight
division (<63.5 kg) at the Summer Olympics in 1964 and 1968. He also twice won the gold medal at the European Amateur Championships in 1963 and 1965, and he won the silver medal in 1967. Following his boxing career, he became an actor in Polish movies. In 1976 he appeared in the film Przepraszam, czy tu biją? directed by Marek Piwowski
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Kulej was the winner of the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award 1995.
He has subsequently become a politician and is a member of the Social Democracy of Poland. He became a member of the Polish parliament (the Sejm) representing Warsaw in May 2001. He is currently a boxing commentator for Polish TV station Polsat Sport.
1968
He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
division (<63.5 kg) at the Summer Olympics in 1964 and 1968. He also twice won the gold medal at the European Amateur Championships in 1963 and 1965, and he won the silver medal in 1967. Following his boxing career, he became an actor in Polish movies. In 1976 he appeared in the film Przepraszam, czy tu biją? directed by Marek Piwowski
Marek Piwowski
Marek Piwowski – Polish director and scenarist.-Filmography:* Rejs – 1970* Korkociąg - 1972* Przepraszam, czy tu biją? – 1976* Uprowadzenie Agaty – 1993* Oskar – 2005-Awards:...
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Kulej was the winner of the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award 1995.
He has subsequently become a politician and is a member of the Social Democracy of Poland. He became a member of the Polish parliament (the Sejm) representing Warsaw in May 2001. He is currently a boxing commentator for Polish TV station Polsat Sport.
Olympic results
1964- 1st round bye
- Defeated Roberto Amaya (Argentina) 5-0
- Defeated Richard McTaggartRichard McTaggartRichard McTaggart MBE is a retired boxer from Dundee, Scotland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.-Amateur career:...
(Great Britain) 4-1 - Defeated Iosif Mihalic (Romania) 4-1
- Defeated Eddie BlayEddie BlayEdward "Eddie" Blay was a Ghanaian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:...
(Ghana) 5-0 - Defeated Evgeni Frolov (Soviet Union) 5-0
1968
- Quarterfinals - Defeated Peter TiepoldPeter TiepoldPeter Tiepold is a former light-middleweight boxer from East Germany, who won the bronze medals of international competitions. He competended for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :*...
(East Germany) 3-2 - Semifinals - Defeated Arto NilssonArto NilssonArto Harald Nilsson is a former boxer from Finland.He competed for Finland in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light welterweight event where he finished in third place....
(Finland) 5-0 - Final - Defeated Enrique RequeiferosEnrique RequeiferosEnrique Regüeiferos is a boxer from Cuba.He competed for Cuba in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light welterweight event where he finished in second place.-References:*...
(Cuba) 3-2