János Kajdi

János Kajdi

János Kajdi in 1966
Personal information
Full name	Kajdi János
Born	(1939-12-30)30 December 1939 Szombathely, Hungary
Died	10 April 1992(1992-04-10) (aged 52) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Welterweight
Club	Budapesti Honvéd Sportegyesület
Medal record Representing Hungary Olympic Games 1972 Munich Welterweight European Championships 1961 Belgrade -60 kg 1963 Moscow -60 kg 1967 Rome -63.5 kg 1971 Madrid -67 kg

János Kajdi (30 December 1939 – 10 April 1992) was a boxer from Hungary. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the lightweight, light-welterweight and welterweight (– 67 kg) division, respectively, and won a silver medal in 1972. In the final he was defeated by Cuba's Emilio Correa on points (5:0).

1964 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a lightweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: defeated Ram Prasad Gurung (Nepal) referee stopped contest
• Round of 16: defeated Alex Odhiambo (Uganda) by decision, 5-0
• Quarterfinal: lost to Velikton Barannikov (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a light welterweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) by decision, 2-3

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of János Kajdi, a welterweight boxer form Hungary, who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

• Round of 32: Defeated James Vrij (Netherlands) by decision, 4–1
• Round of 16: Defeated Damdinjavyn Bandi (Mongolia) by a second-round knockout
• Quarterfinal: Defeated Maurice Hope (Great Britain) by decision, 5–0
• Semifinal: Defeated Richard Murunga (Kenya) by decision, 4–1
• Final: Lost to Emilio Correa (Cuba) by decision, 0–5 (was awarded the silver medal)

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Kajdi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.