Hubert Skrzypczak
Hubert Zenon Skrzypczak (born September 29, 1943 in Neustadt , West Prussia ) is a former Polish boxer . He was European flyweight champion in 1967 and winner of a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in light flyweight.
Career
Hubert Zenon Skrzypczak grew up in Wejherowo (Neustadt) and learned boxing at the boxing club WKS Gryf Wejherowo . Later he started for Zawisy Bydgoszcz and GKS Wybrzeże Gdańsk . As a teenager he learned the trade of a car mechanic. But he trained to become a sports teacher and later became a police officer.
In the sporting sector, he only appeared at the age of 22 when he reached the final of the Polish flyweight championship in 1965, but in this lost to Artur Olech on points. In the same year it was used at the European Championships in Berlin (East). In the flyweight he won there over Miroslav Moravec from Czechoslovakia , Wladimir Mironow from the Soviet Union and Constantin Ciucă from Romania . In the final battle he faced the German Hans Freistadt , to whom he delivered an even fight and only narrowly lost 2: 3 judges' votes. He became vice European champion .
In 1966 Hubert Skrzypczak was again Polish runner-up. In the final battle of the Polish championship he had to be taken out of the ring because of an injury against Artur Olech. In 1967 he took part in the European Championships in Rome for the second time. He was in excellent shape there and won the European title with four wins. He beat it in the semifinals of the Soviet champions Petr Gorbatow and in the final Constantin Ciucă on points.
Also in 1968 Hubert Skrzypczak did not succeed in winning the Polish championship, because that year he was defeated in the final Jerzy Wichman on points. The Polish head coach Feliks Stamm then decided that he had to start in the light flyweight division at the Olympic Games in Mexico . For him, who always had to work off a few kilos for the flyweight limit, this meant that he had to work off another 3 kilograms for the light flyweight. He managed this ordeal and won a medal in the difficult climatic conditions in Mexico. After three wins, he lost there in the semifinals against Jee Yong-ju from South Korea on points and won the bronze medal.
After another Polish runner-up in 1969, Hubert Skrzypczak was finally Polish flyweight champion in 1970 with a point win in the final over Jozef Witek. This remained his only title win, because in the final of the Polish championship in 1971 he was defeated by Leszek Błażyński and in 1973, the last Polish championship in which he participated, he was already defeated in the quarter-finals against Leszek Borkowski .
After the Olympic Games in 1968, Hubert Skrzypczak did not take part in other international championships. However, he still represented Poland in several international matches and also beat Hans Freistadt on points in Cologne in 1970 and thus returned the favor for the defeat at the European Championship in 1965.
In 1974 he ended his boxer career. He played a total of 243 fights, of which he won 208. He fought three times and lost 32 fights.
During his playing days, he was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sport .
International success
(OS = Olympic Games, EM = European Championship, Hfl = light fly weight, Fl = fly weight, up to 48 kg or 51 kg body weight)
- 1965, 2nd place , EM in Berlin (East), Fl, with victories over Miroslav Moravec, CSSR , Wladimir Mironow , USSR a . Constantin Ciucă , Romania a . one point defeat (2: 3 judges' votes) against Hans Freistadt , Federal Republic of Germany ;
- 1966. 1st place , tournament in Warsaw , Fl, with final victory over U. Chalimow, USSR;
- 1967, 1st place , EM in Rome , Fl, with victories over Osman Amzic, Yugoslavia , Brendan McCarthy, Ireland , Petr Gorbatow , USSR a. Constantin Ciucă;
- 1968, bronze medal , OS in Mexico , Hfl, with victories over Mohamed Sohem, Egypt , Tahar Aziz, Morocco a . Joseph Donovan , Australia (3: 2 judges 'votes) and a point defeat in the semifinals against Lee Yong-su , South Korea (1: 4 judges' votes)
Polish championships
- 1965, 2nd place, Fl, after losing points in the final against Artur Olech ,
- 1966, 2nd place, Fl, after a techn. Knockout loss 3rd round (injury) against Artur Olech,
- 1968, 2nd place, Fl, after losing points in the final against Jerzy Wichman,
- 1969, 2nd place, Fl, after a point defeat in the final against Jerzy Wichman,
- 1970, 1st place, Fl, after winning points in the final over Jozef Witek,
- 1971, 2nd place, Fl, after losing points in the final against Leszek Błażyński ,
- 1973, 5th place, Fl, after losing points in the quarter-finals against Leszek Borkowski
International battles
- 1965 in Warsaw , Poland against England , Fl, points winner over Tony Humm,
- 1966 in Kielce , Poland against GDR , Fl, techn. KO winner 2nd round over Horst Weinhold,
- 1966 in Danzig , Poland against Bulgaria , Fl, points winner over Stefan Panajotow,
- 1966 in Rotterdam , Netherlands against Poland, Fl, point defeat against Jan Huppen ,
- 1967 in Glasgow , Scotland against Poland, Fl, points winner over Alex McHugh,
- 1970 in Warsaw, Poland against GDR, Fl, points winner over Rainer Blum,
- 1970 in Cologne , FRG against Poland, Fl, points winner over Hans Freistadt ,
- 1970 in London , England against Poland, Fl, points winner over Peter Wakefield,
- 1971 in Warsaw, Poland against USA , Fl, points winner over Gregory Lewis,
- 1971 in Breslau , Poland against FRG, Fl, points winner over Waldemar Stephanie,
- 1974 in Warsaw, Poland against USA, Fl, points winner over Greg Richardson,
- 1974 in Danzig, Poland against USA, Fl, points winner over Greg Richardson
swell
- Box Sport magazine ,
- Website "www.sport-komplett.de",
- Website "www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl",
- Website "www.pkol.pl"
Web link
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skrzypczak, Hubert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skrzypczak, Hubert Zenon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wejherowo |