László Orbán (boxer)
László Orbán (born December 9, 1949 in Szekszárd , † July 15, 2009 in Budapest ) was a Hungarian boxer.
Orbán was European champion in 1969 in featherweight (-57 kg) and bronze medalist at the European championships in 1971 in lightweight (-60 kg). At the 1972 Olympic Games , after winning over Mohamed Sourour, Morocco (5: 0), Giambattista Capretti, Italy (4: 1), Ivan Mikhailov, Bulgaria (4: 1), Tai Ho Kim, South Korea (4: 1) , and Alfonso Pérez , Colombia (3-2), the final. He denied this against the reigning European champion Jan Szczepański from Poland , to whom he was defeated with 5-0 judges' votes.
After his career, Orbán became a coach. He died in 2009 of complications from a heart attack.
source
- László Orbán in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Orbán, László |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szekszárd |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 2009 |
| Place of death | Budapest |