- Janusz Gortat
Janusz Gortat (born
November 5 ,1948 inRawa Mazowiecka ) is a retired boxer fromPoland , who represented his native country at two consecutiveSummer Olympics , starting in 1972. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in thelight heavyweight division (– 75 kg), in 1976 (Montreal ) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winnerLeon Spinks of theUnited States . Father ofMarcin Gortat , abasketball player.Olympic results
1972
*DefeatedJaroslav Kral (Czechoslovakia) 5-0
*DefeatedRaymond Russell (United States) 3-2
*DefeatedRudi Hornig (West Germany) KO 1
*Lost toMate Parlov (Yugoslavia) 0-51976
*DefeatedMiloslav Popović (Yugoslavia) 3-2
*DefeatedGeorgi Stoymenov (Bulgaria) TKO 3
*DefeatedJuan Domingo Suarez (Argentina) 4-1
*Lost toLeon Spinks (United States) 0-5References
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GORTAJAN01 databaseOlympics]
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