John Bukowski
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | John Michael Bukowski |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 18 January 1939 Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 20 February 2001 (aged 62) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Boxing |
John Michael Bukowski (18 January 1939 – 20 February 2001) was an Australian boxer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he defeated Abrie Schutte of South Africa, before losing to Boris Lagutin of the Soviet Union.[1]
He was selected for the 1962 Australian team for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, where he competed in the middleweight category.[2] He lost to eventual silver medallist Thomas Arimi of Ghana in the semi-final round. Bukowski was denied a bronze medal because of his disqualification in the semi-final for leaning on his opponent and despite organisers wanted to award the medal, the rules of the International Amateur Boxing Federation stated otherwise.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Bukowski". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Australia Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "No Medal for Rice". Belfast Telegraph. 1 December 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- John Bukowski at BoxRec (registration required)
- John Bukowski at Olympics.com
- John Bukowski at the Australian Olympic Committee
- John Bukowski at Olympedia
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