Józef Grudzień
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Representing Poland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1964 Tokyo | Lightweight | |
| 1968 Mexico City | Lightweight | |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
| 1967 Rome | Lightweight | |
| 1965 East Berlin | Lightweight | |
Józef Grudzień (1 April 1939 – 17 June 2017) was a Polish boxer.
Grudzień was born 1 April 1939 in Piasek Wielki, Poland, which is near Busko-Zdrój. He won two medals at the Olympic Games: gold in the Lightweight division at Tokyo in 1964[1] and silver at Mexico City in 1968. He also twice won medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships, silver at East Berlin in 1965 and gold at Rome in 1967.[2]
Grudzień won the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award in 1991.[3]
1964 Olympic results
Below are the results of Jozef Grudzień, a lightweight boxer who competed for Poland at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:
- Round of 32: Defeated Tauno Halonen (Finland) by decision, 4–1
- Round of 16: Defeated Alex Oundo (Kenya) by decision, 4–1
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Stoyan Pilitchev (Bulgaria) by decision, 5–0
- Semifinal: Defeated Ronnie Harris (United States) by decision, 4–1
- Final: Defeated Velikton Barannikov (Soviet Union) by decision, 5–0 (won gold medal)
1968 Olympic results
Below are the results of Jozef Gudzień, a lightweight boxer who competed for Poland at the 1968 Mexico Olympics:
- Round one: Defeated Ho Su-Lung (Taiwan) by decision, 5-0
- Round two: Defeated Roberto Caminero (Cuba) by decision, 5-0
- Round three: Defeated Marty Quinn (Ireland) by decision, 4-1
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Enzo Petriglia (Italy) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: Defeated Zvonko Vujin (Yugoslavia) by decision, 5-0
- Final: Lost Ronnie Harris by decision, 0-5 (won silver medal)