Brunon Bendig (6 October 1938 – 15 September 2006) was a Polish amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1965 European Championships. He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in bantamweight and won a bronze medal in 1960, losing in the semifinal to the eventual winner Oleg Grigoryev. In 1964 he was eliminated in the second bout.[1]

Brunon Bendig
Bendig (2nd left) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born6 October 1938
Chełmno, Poland
Died15 September 2006 (aged 67)
Gdańsk, Poland
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubGedania Gdańsk
Polonia Gdańsk
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome -54 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1965 East Berlin -57 kg

1964 Olympic results edit

Below is the record of Brunon Bendig, a Polish bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

  • Round of 32: defeated Rainer Poser (Unified Team of Germany) by decision, 3-2
  • Round of 16: lost to Karimu Young (Nigeria) by decision, 2-3

References edit

  1. ^ Brunon Bendig. sports-reference.com