Ján Franek
Encyclopedia
Jan Franek is a retired boxer
, who represented Czechoslovakia
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Soviet Union
. There he won the bronze medal in the light middleweight
division (– 71 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Armando Martínez
. He is the father of current Miss Slovakia Barbora Franekоvá. He is currently homeless.
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...
, who represented Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in 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...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. There he won the bronze 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 being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Armando Martínez
Armando Martínez
Armando Martínez Limendu is a Cuban boxer. At 18 years of age he won the gold medal in the Light Middleweight category at the 1980 Summer Olympics, beating Aleksandr Koshkyn in the final....
. He is the father of current Miss Slovakia Barbora Franekоvá. He is currently homeless.
Olympic results
- Defeated Benedetto Gravina (Italy) KO 2
- Defeated Zhelio Stefanov (Bulgaria) DQ 3
- Defeated Wilson Kaoma (Zambia) KO 2
- Lost to Armando MartínezArmando MartínezArmando Martínez Limendu is a Cuban boxer. At 18 years of age he won the gold medal in the Light Middleweight category at the 1980 Summer Olympics, beating Aleksandr Koshkyn in the final....
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