Tokyo 2020 (contested in 2021 due to Coronavirus Pandemic) Ben Whittaker (Light-heavyweight, 81kg), Rio 2016 Joseph Joyce (Super Heavyweight, 91kg+, pictured above), London 2012Fred Evans(Welterweight, 69kg), Athens 2004 Amir Khan (Lightweight, 60kg), Munich 1972 Ralph Evans (Light Flyweight, 48kg), Melbourne 1956 Tommy Nicholls (Featherweight, 57kg) Munich 1972 - Ralph Evans (Light Flyweight, 48kg) Melbourne 1956 - Tommy Nicholls (Featherweight, 57kg) Melbourne 1956 - Nicholas Cargano (Welterweight, 69kg) London 1948 - John Wright (Middleweight, 73kg) London 1948 - Donald Scott, Light Heavyweight, 80kg) Paris 1924 - James MacKenzie (Flyweight, 50.8kg) gyrgy gedo. Lasse Virn of Finland captured the gold medal in the 5,000- and 10,000-metre runs. True to his communist beliefs he refused offers to defect and start a professional career and instead became one of the legendary figures of amateur boxing. The GB team overcame a scratchy first baton exchange between Philip and Lansiquot to finish third, 0.2 seconds clear of Switzerland. The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. More than 6,000 athletes competed, representing 92 countries. Yafai, 28, gained a 4-1 points decision at the Kokugikan Arena. The Cuban then eliminated Valdez in the semi-finals with 3-2 points decision after a desperately close contest to set up a meeting with Kajdi in the final. Tokyo Olympics: Who are Team GB's medal winners? - BBC Sport The competition was held from 3 to 10 September 1972. [1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. The favourite for the Olympic heavyweight title was America's new "Great White Hope", Minnesotan [Duane Bobick]. Olympic Champion Jim Fox dies His opponent for the gold medal was [Kim U-Gil], the first boxer from the People's Republic of Korea to win an Olympic medal. 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. The track-and-field competition returned to the Memorial Coliseum, which had been renovated for the Games. Boxing: Light-flyweight M: GBR: Ralph Evans Bantamweight M: GBR: George Turpin . He won three Olympic and three World amateur titles during his career. The Munich Games were the 17th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Scott won his third Tokyo medal after finishing behind China's gold medal winner Wang Shun. London 1908 William Philo (Middleweight, 71.7kg) 1972 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia How she did it: Muir shattered the British record, overtaking world champion Sifan Hassan on the back straight to claim silver. Price became the first Welsh fighter to win an Olympic boxing gold medal as she defeated China's Li Qian to take a 5-0 points victory. Team GB won silver in the women's team pursuit final after Germany broke the world record to win gold. Canadian Ben Johnson, champion of the 100-metre run, and several weightlifters tested positive for steroid use and were disqualified. Tokyo Olympics: Lauren Price beats Li Qian to win women's middleweight British cyclist Matt Walls' superb Olympic debut continued as he won a second Tokyo medal with silver in the men's madison alongside Ethan Hayter. World number one Oliver Townend (pictured here), Laura Collett and Tom McEwen sealed victory in the final show. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments. When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. 1972 Summer Olympics - The Results (Boxing) - Sport-Olympic.gr the entire Great Britain eventing team won gold for the first time since 1972. How they did it: 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. All three riders qualified for the individual jumping final by posting scores inside the top five overall, with McEwen going on to win silver. The 27-year-old had suffered a leg injury that had left her on crutches just 12 weeks earlier. Olympic Games - Munich, West Germany, 1972 | Britannica London 1908 Harry Johnson (Lightweight, 63.5kg) The Soviet men, led by Vladimir Salnikov, won seven events. All three riders qualified for the individual jumping final by posting scores inside the. 37 boxers from 37 nations competed. (1st)178: Leon Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. See also Sidebar: Zola Budd: Collision and Controversy. National Olympic committees, international federations, and organizing committees, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010. Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Source: IOC Women's basketball, handball, and rowing were added in 1976, according to the IOC. Kottysch and Rudkowski, two old rivals, met for the gold medal with the German's harder punching triumphing over the more skillful Pole. 34 boxers from 34 nations competed. His assailant, teammate Norberto Cabura, was sent home in disgrace. The Soviet Union won only two medals, but both of them were gold. Diving - men's synchronised 10 metre platform. Tokyo Olympics: All the Team GB medal winners in Tokyo 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. The life and legacy of one of the UK's greatest talents: Join us for a celebration of Amy Winehouse, A powerful tale of a young gay man told through a disco classic. How he did it: Coward-Holley finished third and only missed out by a shot on a gold medal play-off. The 27-year-old was in a three-way tussle for gold with Chinese pair Cao Yuan and Yang Jian. The gold medal bout was a textbook clash between the upright technical Eastern European style of Angelov and the looser, more aggressive American. Tokyo Olympics: Who are Team GB's medal winners? - BBC Sport All the hostages, five of their captors, and a West German policeman were slain in a failed rescue attempt. Paris 1924 John Elliott (Middleweight, 72.6kg) See results Go. Munich 1972 | Team GB The weight class allowed boxers of up to 60 kilograms to compete. From the start Stevenson used his jab to open the American's defences and skewered him with a succession of hooks and uppercuts. The level of competition clearly suffered from the boycott. Sinden lost out to Uzbekistan's Ulugbek Rashitov in a see-saw gold-medal bout. How they did it: Great Britain won a record eighth swimming medal in Tokyo - the quartet of Scott, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and James Guy finishing 0.73 seconds behind gold-medal winners USA. IOC president Avery Brundages decision to continue the Games after the attack was widely criticized. 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. Whittaker won Great Britain's second boxing silver of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after defeat by Cuba's Arlen Lopez. 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. Coward-Holley finished third and only missed out by a shot on a gold medal play-off. The American men, led by John Naber (who took four gold medals), won all but one event and set 11 world records. The men's light flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The swimming was dominated by the American men and the East German women. 125 years of British Olympians - Part Two (1948-1996) | Team GB How they did it: Daley, who made his Olympic debut at the age of 13, won gold in his fourth Games alongside debutant Lee. Basketball at the 1976 Olympic Games. Antwerp 1920 Harry Mallin (Middleweight, 72.6kg), London 1908 Henry Thomas (Bantamweight, 52.6kg) The men's light welterweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Melbourne 1956 Terence Spinks (Flyweight, 51kg), Paris 1924 Harry Mallin (Middleweight, 72.6kg)
