Richard Nowakowski (born 27 September 1955 in Sztum, Poland) is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he was defeated in the final by Ángel Herrera of Cuba.

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Richard Nowakowski

Richard Nowakowski in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Richard Nowakowski
Nationality	East Germany
Born	(1955-09-27) 27 September 1955 (age 67) Sztum, Pomorskie, Poland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Featherweight
Club	Schweriner SC, Schwerin
Medal record Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Featherweight 1980 Moscow Lightweight World Amateur Championships 1982 Munich Featherweight European Amateur Championships 1977 Halle Featherweight 1981 Tampere Featherweight

Four years later, when Moscow hosted the Summer Games, Nowakowski competed in the lightweight category (– 60 kg), and captured a bronze medal. This was the same result he attained in 1982 at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany.

Olympic results

1976 – Montreal

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: Defeated Ruben Mares (Philippines) by decision, 5–0
• Round of 16: Defeated Behzad Ghaedi Bardeh (Iran) referee stopped contest in third round
• Quarterfinal: Defeated Gheorghe Ciochina (Romania) referee stopped contest in third round
• Semifinal: Defeated Leszek Kosedowski (Poland) by decision, 5–0
• Final: Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) second-round knockout (was awarded silver medal)

1980 – Moscow

• Round of 32: Defeated Christopher Ossai (Nigeria) by decision, 5–0
• Round of 16: Defeated Geofrey Nyeko (Uganda) referee stopped contest in the first round
• Quarterfinal: Defeated George Gilbody (Great Britain) by decision, 5–0
• Semifinal: Lost to Viktor Demyanenko (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest in the first round (was awarded bronze medal)

References

• (in English) databaseOlympics
• (in German) Profile on SVZ online
• (in English) sports-reference

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