Jerzy Kulej
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Boxing | |||
Competitor for  Poland |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1964 Tokyo | Light Welterweight | |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Light Welterweight | |
| European Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | Moscow 1963 | Light Welterweight | |
| Gold | East Berlin 1965 | Light Welterweight | |
| Silver | Rome 1967 | Light Welterweight | |
Jerzy Kulej (born October 19, 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician.
He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight division (<63.5 kg) at the Summer Olympics in 1964 and 1968. He also twice won the gold medal at the European Amateur Championships in 1963 and 1965. Following his boxing career Kulej became an actor in Polish movies. He has subsequently become a politician and is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Poland. He was a member of the Polish parliament (Sejm) representing Warsaw from 2001-05. He is currently a boxing commentator for Polish TV station Polsatu Sport.
[edit] Olympic Results
1964
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Roberto Amaya (Argentina) 5-0
- Defeated Richard McTaggart (Great Britain) 4-1
- Defeated Iosif Mihalic (Romania) 4-1
- Defeated Eddie Blay (Ghana) 5-0
- Defeated Eugeney Frolov (Soviet Union) 5-0
1968
- Quarterfinals - Defeated Peter Tiepold (East Germany) 3-2
- Semifinals - Defeated Arto Nilsson (Finland) 5-0
- Final - Defeated Enrique Requeiferos (Cuba) 3-2
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