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(Redirected from Janos Kajdi) Hungarian boxer (1939–1992)

János Kajdi
János Kajdi in 1966
Personal information
Full nameKajdi János
Born(1939-12-30)30 December 1939
Szombathely, Hungary
Died10 April 1992(1992-04-10) (aged 52)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight
ClubBudapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Welterweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Belgrade -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1963 Moscow -60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Rome -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Madrid -67 kg

János Kajdi (30 December 1939 – 10 April 1992) was a boxer from Hungary. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the lightweight, light-welterweight and welterweight (– 67 kg) division, respectively, and won a silver medal in 1972. In the final he was defeated by Cuba's Emilio Correa on points (5:0).

1964 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a lightweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: defeated Ram Prasad Gurung (Nepal) referee stopped contest
  • Round of 16: defeated Alex Odhiambo (Uganda) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: lost to Velikton Barannikov (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a light welterweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) by decision, 2-3

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a welterweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

  • Round of 32: Defeated James Vrij (Netherlands) by decision, 4–1
  • Round of 16: Defeated Damdinjavyn Bandi (Mongolia) by a second-round knockout
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Maurice Hope (Great Britain) by decision, 5–0
  • Semifinal: Defeated Richard Murunga (Kenya) by decision, 4–1
  • Final: Lost to Emilio Correa (Cuba) by decision, 0–5 (was awarded the silver medal)

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