Jerzy Rybicki
Encyclopedia
Jerzy Rybicki is a retired boxer
from Poland
, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montréal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the light middleweight
division (– 71 kg), after having defeated Yugoslavia
's Tadija Kačar
in the final.
Four years later, when Moscow
hosted the Games, Rybicki captured the bronze medal in the middleweight
category (– 75 kg). He did the same in 1978 at the second World Championships
in Belgrade
.
1980
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 represented his native country 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 Montréal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the light middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
division (– 71 kg), after having defeated Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
's Tadija Kačar
Tadija Kacar
Tadija Kačar is a retired Bosnian Serb boxer who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the light middleweight division , after being defeated in the final by Poland's Jerzy Rybicki...
in the final.
Four years later, when Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
hosted the Games, Rybicki captured the bronze medal in the middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
category (– 75 kg). He did the same in 1978 at the second World Championships
1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from May 6 to 20. The second edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
.
Olympic results
1976- 1st round bye
- Defeated Charles Walker (United States) 3–2
- Defeated Wilfredo Guzman (Puerto Rico) 5–0
- Defeated Viktor SavchenkoViktor SavchenkoViktor Grigorievich Savchenko is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur...
(Soviet Union) 3–2 - Defeated Tadija KačarTadija KacarTadija Kačar is a retired Bosnian Serb boxer who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the light middleweight division , after being defeated in the final by Poland's Jerzy Rybicki...
(Yugoslavia) 5–0
1980
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Tarmo UusivirtaTarmo UusivirtaTarmo Tapani Uusivirta was a Finnish boxer who won the European Amateur Championship in 1979 and fought professionally from 1982 to 1992.-Amateur career:...
(Finland) RSC 2 - Defeated Peter Odhiambo (Uganda) 5–0
- Lost to Viktor SavchenkoViktor SavchenkoViktor Grigorievich Savchenko is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR twice at the Summer Olympics during his career as an amateur...
(Soviet Union) stopped in 3rd round due to eye injury