1944. Unlike other Communist regimes, Yugoslavia allowed its' boxers to fight professionally and so Parlov took up this option in 1975. The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. (1st)178: Leon Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. It was the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers have finished on the Olympic podium together. How he did it: Scott won his third medal of the Tokyo Olympics and Great Britain's sixth in the pool with silver after finishing behind winner Wang Shun of China. The U.S. boxing team, starring Leon and Michael Spinks and Ray (Sugar Ray) Leonard, won 5 of the 11 divisions. In all, nearly 6,800 athletes representing 140 countries came to Los Angeles. The 21-year-old from Leeds broke a collarbone in training two months ago, but recovered to secure Great Britain's first mountain biking gold. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. The British pair dominated the race, winning 10 of the 12 sprints on offer to finish on 78 points, as Kenny became the first British woman to win gold at three Olympic Games. Andrew Eisele is a boxing writer who has covered the sport for Time, Inc. Bragg, N.C.178: Andrew Maynard, Army/Ft. If you have an interest in the world of Olympic boxing, check out 40 years of U.S. Olympic Boxing Team history consolidated into a single list, including the locations where the team competed. 1972 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team (Munich, Germany) 106: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash 112: Tim Dement, Shreveport, La. Boxing. 45 boxers from 45 nations competed. Munich 1972 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Munich that took place August 26-September 11, 1972. Their meeting in the final proved to be the most contentious of the entire tournament and the announcement of the Soviet boxer's victory by a 3-2 decision brought whistling, booing and shouts of )Schieber) (fix) from the crowd inside the arena. The favourite for the Olympic heavyweight title was America's new "Great White Hope", Minnesotan [Duane Bobick]. French entered the final event of the modern pentathlon in fifth, but stormed away from the field with a dominant run to win gold. The British crew held off late charges from Australia and Poland to win Great Britain's first gold in the event. Artingstall guaranteed herself a medal with a quarter-final split-decision win against Australia's Skye Nicolson. How they did it: Laugher claimed an Olympic bronze medal in the final of the men's 3m springboard and finished with 518.00 points as China's Xie (558.75) and compatriot Wang Zongyuan (534.90) took the top two spots. The mens diving competition was again swept by Greg Louganis of the United States. The Munich Games were the 17th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images for British Olympic Association Legendary hurdler Edwin Moses of the United States earned his first gold medal. The win saw Jonny Brownlee secure his first Olympic gold, after he won silver and bronze medals at the past two Games. The men's heavyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Worthington recovered from a fall on her first run to win a thrilling gold in the women's BMX park freestyle Olympic final, delivering an action-packed score of 97.50 to snatch gold on her second run. Great Britain finished 14 seconds ahead of the United States in the inaugural mixed relay. See full results. Kottysch avoided the favourites in the early stages and watched as the top rated fighters began to eliminate each other from contention. He won three Olympic and three World amateur titles during his career. Despite concerns about growing corporate involvement and the reduced competition caused by the communist boycott, the financial success and high worldwide television ratings raised optimism about the Olympic movement for the first time in a generation. See Sidebar: Miruts Yifter: Yifter the Shifter. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. This category includes boxers who participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Taylor-Brown sustained a puncture in the bike ride, but fought back to win a place on the podium behind Bermuda's Flora Duffy. This list may not reflect recent changes. 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How they did it: Mills became Great Britain's most successful female Olympic sailor as she and Eilidh McIntyre won 470 gold after finishing fifth in the medal race, but their earlier performances meant it was enough to hold off silver medallists Poland and France in bronze. How they did it: After losing to eventual gold medal winner Harrie Lavreysen in the semi-finals, Carlin defeated Denis Dmitriev of the Russian Olympic Committee in the bronze medal contest. Boxing is one of the most illustrious and historic sports in the Olympic Games and its acceptance as an Olympic discipline can be traced back to the ancient Greeks in 688BC. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed. Wilson was guaranteed a medal going into the medal event after winning four of her previous races. Yafai put in a stunning performance to dominate the final against Carlo Paalam of the Philippines. Their highest placing competitor was Lynne Evans, at 16th place in the women's competition. Shane Gould of Australia won three gold medals, a silver, and a bronze in the womens swimming events. Read and watch the 65 medal moments for Team GB at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Correa won the welterweight title at the first World Amateur Championships in 1974 but failed to retain either his Pan American Games or Olympic titles and retired in 1979. Gimson and Burnet secured silver in the mixed Nacra 17 class behind the Italian duo of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, after finishing fifth in Tuesday's medal race. British Olympic Foundation; Get Set; Partner Organisations . Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}480758N 113250E / 48.1327N 11.5472E / 48.1327; 11.5472. Fighting [Alfonso Zamora] of Mexico in the quarter-finals Rodriguez was sent to the canvas in the final round of their bout. Canadian Ben Johnson, champion of the 100-metre run, and several weightlifters tested positive for steroid use and were disqualified. Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 28, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament. Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 29, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament. Despite producing 32 world records and a host of memorable performances, the 1976 Games drew more attention to the apparent problems of the Olympic movement. Wilby swam in the heats in place of the rested Peaty. For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics there will be five weight categories for women and eight for men. The track-and-field competition returned to the Memorial Coliseum, which had been renovated for the Games. All three riders qualified for the individual jumping final by posting scores inside the top five overall, with McEwen going on to win silver. 32 boxers from 32 nations competed. Tefilo Stevenson of Cuba won the first of his three boxing gold medals in the heavyweight division. How he did it: Kenny was the lead-off rider and sensed a hesitation in his opponents behind as the durney left the track, launching a solo sprint to win the gold medal. He fought some of the best boxers in the middleweight division including world champions Marvin Hagler and [Alan Minter] but, although he held the North American championships, never managed to get a shot at the world title. The choice of Lemeshev turned out to be a masterstroke and he proved unbeatable. More than 100 years later, in . In a tight finish, Choong battled back past Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy in the final event, taking the lead with 800m to go to secure a double for Team GB following Kate French's win in the women's event. The competition was held from 29 August to 10 September 1972. The 27-year-old was in a three-way tussle for gold with Chinese pair Cao Yuan and Yang Jian. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. How they did it: Whittaker won Great Britain's second boxing silver of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after defeat by Cuba's Arlen Lopez. The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. 7 Canceled or Reintroduced Olympic Sports. The result received a mixed reception even within the pro-German crowd. The Olympics turned a profit ($225 million) for the first time since 1932. How he did it: McEwen was third after the eventing stage and then rode Toledo de Kerser into the silver medal position. The 27-year-old had suffered a leg injury that had left her on crutches just 12 weeks earlier. How they did it: Bradshaw claimed Britain's second track and field medal in Tokyo and finally landed her first major championship podium finish with pole vault bronze. The Montreal Games were a financial disaster, placing a burden of debt on the people of Canada and Quebec that lasted for decades. Laugher claimed an Olympic bronze medal in the final of the men's 3m springboard and finished with 518.00 points as China's Xie (558.75) and compatriot Wang Zongyuan (534.90) took the top two spots. Gedo, a tall southpaw, had difficulty outpointing [Volodymyr Ivanov] in the quarter-finals but won both semi-final and final with ease. Corporate sponsors, principally U.S.-based multinationals, were allowed to put Olympic symbols on their products, which were then marketed as the official such product of the Olympics. At the start of 1972 [Vyacheslav Lemeshev] was not guaranteed a place on the Soviet Olympic team. Unluckiest of all the boxers in Munich was [Jos Viccario] of Argentina who was forced to withdraw after suffering facial injuries in a brawl at the Olympic village. How they did it: Clarke was stopped by Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolo in the third round and ends his Olympic campaign with a bronze medal. The weight class allowed boxers of more than 81 kilograms to compete. Gymnastics - women's artistic team all-around. Read all the details from Tokyo 2020 by clicking here. Antwerp 1920 Harry Mallin (Middleweight, 72.6kg), London 1908 Henry Thomas (Bantamweight, 52.6kg) The competition was held from 3 to 10 September 1972. We examine the aftermath of the controversial finish from USA vs. Russia in the 1972 Olympics 40 years later. This was an indoor arena constructed for the 1972 Olympics, which also hosted judo competition. Only one of the contests reached the final round and he secured gold with a brutal knockout of [Reima Virtanen]. How they did it: At 13 years and 23 days, Brown claimed bronze and made history as Great Britain's youngest-ever summer Olympic medal winner. GB led 2-0 early on, but India struck back to take a 3-2 lead in the third quarter only for GB to level and then win it through Grace Balsdon. Yee, making his Olympic debut, led for much of the 10km run before being overtaken by Kristian Blummenfelt of Norway. It was a result that the Venezuelan trainer called )a national disaster). The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. . How they did it: Gimson and Burnet secured silver in the mixed Nacra 17 class behind the Italian duo of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti, after finishing fifth in Tuesday's medal race. . The competition was held from 30 August to 10 September 1972. He was the National AAU champion in 1972, 1975-76, and 1979. the entire Great Britain eventing team won gold for the first time since 1972. With 45 boxers taking part, the featherweight class was the most populated of any in the 1972 boxing tournament. The Great Britain trio scored 7,723.0, finishing behind the United States and Germany as Dujardin drew level with rower Dame Katherine Grainger and tennis player Kathleen McKane Godfree on five Olympic medals. London 1908 Sydney Evans (Heavyweight, 71.7+kg), Tokyo 2020 (contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic) Karriss Artingstall (Featherweight, 57kg) to win an Olympic boxing gold medal as she defeated . 14 boxers from 14 nations competed, 1976 World Championships in Athletics Malmo, Sweden, 1980 World Championships in Athletics Sittard, Netherlands, 1983 World Championships in Athletics Helsinki, Finland, 1987 World Championships in Athletics Rome, Italy, 1991 World Championships in Athletics Tokyo, Japan, 1993 World Championships in Athletics Stuttgart, Germany, 1995 World Championships in Athletics Gothenburg, Sweden, 1997 World Championships in Athletics Athens, Greece, 1999 World Championships in Athletics Sevilla, Spain, 2001 World Championships in Athletics Edmonton, Canada, 2003 World Championships in Athletics Paris, France, 2005 World Championships in Athletics Helsinki, Finland, 2007 World Championships in Athletics Osaka, Japan, 2009 World Championships in Athletics Berlin, Germany, 2011 World Championships in Athletics Daegu, South Korea, 2013 World Championships in Athletics Moscow, Russia, 2015 World Championships in Athletics Beijing, Russia, 2017 World Championships in Athletics London, United Kingdom, 2019 World Championships in Athletics Doha, Qatar, 2022 World Championships in Athletics Eugene, USA, 2. Scott won his third medal of the Tokyo Olympics and Great Britain's sixth in the pool with silver after finishing behind winner Wang Shun of China. Beijing 2008 David Price (Super Heavyweight, 91kg+), Barcelona 1992 Robin Reid (Light Middleweight, 71kg), Seoul 1988 Richie Woodhall (Light Middleweight, 71kg), Los Angeles 1984 Robert Wells (Super Heavyweight, 91kg+), Moscow 1980 Anthony Willis (Light Welterweight, 64kg), Montreal 1976 Patrick Cowdell (Bantamweight, 54kg), Munich 1972 Ralph Evans (Light Flyweight, 48kg) Yafai, 28, gained a 4-1 points decision at the Kokugikan Arena. London 1908 John Douglas (Middleweight, 71.7kg) Host City: Munchen, West Germany Venue(s): Boxing Hall, Olympic Park, Munchen Date Started: August 30, 1972 Date Finished: September 10, 1972 Format: Single elimination tournament.