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Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej (Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈkulɛj]; 19 October 1940 – 13 July 2012) was a Polish boxer, politician and sports commentator.[1][2] He was a double Olympic and World Champion.

Jerzy Kulej

Jerzy Kulej in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1940-10-19)19 October 1940 Częstochowa, Śląskie, Poland
Died	13 July 2012(2012-07-13) (aged 71) Warsaw, Poland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Light welterweight
Club	Start Częstochowa Gwardia Warszawa
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  Poland Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Light welterweight 1968 Mexico City Light welterweight European Amateur Championships 1963 Moscow Light welterweight 1965 East Berlin Light welterweight 1967 Rome Light welterweight

Life and career

He was born in 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland. He started his boxing career in 1955 in the Start Częstochowa club. In 1958, he joined Poland's national team coached by Feliks Stamm. At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the light welterweight division (<63.5 kg) defeating Yevgeny Frolov. In 1968,[3] he defended his title in a close match against a Cuban boxer Enrique Regüeiferos becoming the only Polish boxer to ever win two Olympic gold medals. He also twice won a gold medal at the European Amateur Championships in 1963 and 1965, and won a silver medal in 1967.[4] He had a record of 317 wins, 6 draws and 25 losses.

In 1976, he made an appearance in a movie Przepraszam, czy tu biją? directed by Marek Piwowski.[5] In 1995, he received the Aleksander Reksza Boxing Award.[6]

In 1998, he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Aleksander Kwaśniewski for his "outstanding contributions to the Olympic movement, the development and popularization of physical culture as well as sporting achievements".[7]

In his later years, he became a politician representing various parties over the time. In 2001, as a member of Democratic Left Alliance for electoral district of Warsaw he became a member of the Polish parliament (the Sejm) and server to 2005. He was a boxing commentator for Polish TV station Polsat Sport.

Death

In December 2011, he suffered a massive heart attack. While in recovery, he learned that he suffered from an eye melanoma that was, in the end, the direct cause of his death in Warsaw on 13 July 2012 at the age of 71. He was buried on 20 July at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.

Olympic results

1964 - Tokyo

• Round of 64 – bye
• Round of 32 – Defeated Roberto Amaya (Argentina) by decision, 5–0
• Round of 16 – Defeated Richard McTaggart (Great Britain) by decision, 4–1
• Quarterfinal – Defeated Iosif Mihalic (Romania) by decision, 4–1
• Semifinal – Defeated Eddie Blay (Ghana) by decision, 5–0
• Final – Defeated Yevgeny Frolov (Soviet Union) by decision, 5–0

1968 - Mexico City

• Round of 64 – bye
• Round of 32 – Defeated János Kajdi (Hungary) by decision, 3–2
• Round of 16 – Defeated Giambattista Capretti (Italy) by decision, 4–1
• Quarterfinals – Defeated Peter Tiepold (East Germany) by decision, 3–2
• Semifinals – Defeated Arto Nilsson (Finland) by decision, 5–0
• Final – Defeated Enrique Requeiferos (Cuba) by decision, 3–2

See also

• List of Poles
• Sport in Poland
• Poland at the Olympics

References

External links

• Jerzy Kulej at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Jerzy Kulej

Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej (* 19. Oktober 1940 in Częstochowa, Generalgouvernement; † 13. Juli 2012 in Warschau[1]) war ein polnischer Boxer und Politiker. Er gilt als einer der weltbesten Boxer der 1960er Jahre und wurde im Halbweltergewicht zweimal Europameister und zweimal Olympiasieger.

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- [en] Jerzy Kulej

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[fr] Jerzy Kulej

Jerzy Kulej est un boxeur et député polonais né le 19 octobre 1940 à Częstochowa et mort le 13 juillet 2012[1].

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[it] Jerzy Kulej

Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej (Częstochowa, 19 ottobre 1940 – Varsavia, 13 luglio 2012) è stato un pugile polacco.

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[ru] Кулей, Ежи

Ежи Здислав Кулей (польск. Jerzy Zdzisław Kulej; 19 октября 1940 года, Ченстохова, Польша — 13 июля 2012 года, Варшава, Польша) — польский боксёр, двукратный олимпийский чемпион (1964, 1968).

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