András Botos

András Botos (born March 6, 1952) is a retired boxer, who won a bronze medal in the men's featherweight division ( 57 kilograms) at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics as a lightweight boxer.

András Botos
Personal information
BornMarch 6, 1952 (1952-03-06) (age 68)
Salgótarján, Hungary

1972 Olympic results

Below is the record of András Botos, a Hungarian featherweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

  • Round of 64 - Defeated Nopparat Preecha of Thailand by decision, 5-0
  • Round of 32 - Defeated Michael Andrews of Nigeria by decision, 5-0
  • Round of 16 - Defeated Louis Self of United States by decision, 3-2
  • Quarterfinal - Defeated Royal Kobayashi of Japan by decision, 4-1
  • Semifinal - Lost to Boris Kuznetsov of Soviet Union by decision, 0-5 (was awarded a bronze medal)

1976 Olympic results

Below is the record of András Botos, a Hungarian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: defeated David Ssensonjo (Uganda) by walkover
  • Round of 16: defeated Georgios Agrimavakis (Greece) by decision, 4-1
  • Quarterfinal: lost to Vassily Solomin (Soviet Union) by decision, 0-5

Life after boxing

He is currently the trainer of Hungarian boxer Vilmos Balog.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "András Botos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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