Tadeusz Walasek
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Tadeusz Walasek (July 15, 1936 – November 4, 2011) was a Polish boxer.
He won a silver medal for Poland
at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games
in the men's middleweight division (165 lbs/75 kg). Walasek lost a 3-2 decision in the final to Eddie Crook of the United States. Walasek returned again at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games
, and won a bronze medal at middleweight.
Walasek participated thrice at the European Amateur Boxing Championships
and won 3 medals: two silver medals at Prague 1957
in the Light middleweight
division and at Lucerne 1959
in the Middleweight
division, and a gold one at Belgrade 1961
in the Middleweight division.
He was the winner of the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award 1996.
1960 (as a middleweight)
1964 (as a middleweight)
He won a silver medal for 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...
at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games
Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
In the 1960 Summer Olympics, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. won the gold medal in the boxing light heavyweight division for the United States.-Medals:- Flyweight :-Quarterfinals:...
in the men's middleweight division (165 lbs/75 kg). Walasek lost a 3-2 decision in the final to Eddie Crook of the United States. Walasek returned again at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games
Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23.-Medal table:-Medal summary:Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23....
, and won a bronze medal at middleweight.
Walasek participated thrice at the European Amateur Boxing Championships
European Amateur Boxing Championships
The European Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Europe, organised by the continent's governing body EUBC, which stands for the European Boxing Confederation...
and won 3 medals: two silver medals at Prague 1957
1957 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1957 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from May 25 to June 2. The 12th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 149 fighters from 21 countries participating.-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 and at Lucerne 1959
1959 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1959 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Lucerne, Switzerland from May 24 to May 31. The 13th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 180 fighters from 25 countries participating.-Medal winners:-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...
division, and a gold one at Belgrade 1961
1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from 3 to 10 June. The 14th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 146 fighters from 21 countries participating.-Medal winners:-Medal...
in the Middleweight division.
He was the winner of the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award 1996.
Olympic results
1956 (as a welterweight)- Lost to Fred TiedtFred TiedtFrederick 'Fred' Tiedt was an amateur and professional boxer.-Amateur career:...
(Ireland) points
1960 (as a middleweight)
- Defeated Sultan Mahmoud (Iraq)
- Defeated Teifion Davies (Australia)
- Defeated Frederik van Royen (South Africa)
- Defeated Yevgeny FeofanovYevgeny FeofanovYevgeny Feofanov is a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the middleweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*...
(Soviet Union) - Lost to Edward Crook (United States) 2-3
1964 (as a middleweight)
- Defeated John Bukowski (Australia) 5-0
- Defeated Juae Aguilar (Argentina) 5-0
- Defeated Ahmed HassanAhmed HassanAhmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...
(United Arab Republic) 5-0 - Lost to Valeri PopenchenkoValeri PopenchenkoValeri Vladimirovich Popenchenko was an amateur boxer from the Soviet Union, who competed in the Middleweight division during his career, winning 200 of his 213 fights....
(Soviet Union) KO