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Jan Szczepański (boxer)

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Jan Antoni Szczepański (20 November 1939 in Małecz – 15 January 2017 in Warsaw) was a Polish boxer, who won the gold medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he defeated Hungary's László Orbán on points (5:0).

Jan Szczepański (left)
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Men's Boxing
Representing  Poland
Gold medal – first place1972 MunichLightweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place1971 MadridLightweight
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Szczepański died on 15 January 2017, after a long illness.[1]

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