Zvonimir Vujin
Zvonimir "Zvonko" Vujin (23 July 1943 – 8 December 2019) was a Serbian amateur boxer. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics for Yugoslavia and won bronze medals on both occasions.[1] In 1967 he won a silver medal at the European championships and a gold at the Mediterranean Games. He died on 8 December 2019 in his hometown, Zrenjanin.[2]
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Born | Zrenjanin, Banat | July 23, 1943||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 8, 2019 76) Zrenjanin, Serbia | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | BK Banat Zrenjanin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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1968 Olympic results
Below is the Olympic record of Zvonimir Vujin, a Yugoslavian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: defeated Peter Rieger (East Germany) by decision, 3-2
- Round of 16: defeated Valery Belousov (Soviet Union) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Luis Minami (Peru) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: lost to Josef Grudzien (Poland) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
1972 Olympic results
Below is the Olympic record of Zvonimir Vujin, a Yugoslavian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
- Round of 32: defeated Robert Mwakosya (Tanzania) by a second-round TKO
- Round of 16: defeated Sodnom Gombo (Mongolia) by decision, 3-2
- Quarterfinal: defeated Graham Moughton (Great Britain) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: lost to Ray Seales (United States) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
References
- Zvonko Vujin. sports-reference.com
- Odlazak sportske legende: preminuo Zvonko Vujin
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