János Kajdi

Name: Janos Kajdi
Hometown: Budapest, Hungary
Birthplace: Szombathely, Hungary
Died: 1992-04-10 (Age:52)
Amateur Boxer: Record

János Kajdi (born December 30, 1939 in Szombathely – died April 10, 1992 in Budapest) was a boxer from Hungary who won the silver medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the final he was defeated by Cuba's Emilio Correa on points (5:0).

Olympic results

1964 (as a lightweight)

• Defeated Gurung Ramparsad (Nepal) RSC 1 (2:52)
• Defeated Alex Odhiambo (Uganda) 5-0
• Lost to Vellikton Barannikov (Soviet Union) RSC 2 (2:12)

1968 (as a Light welterweight)

• Lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) 2-3

1972 (as a welterweight)

• Defeated James Vrij (Netherlands) 4-1
• Defeated Damdiniav Bandi (Mongolia) KO 2
• Defeated Maurice Hope (Great Britain) 5-0
• Defeated Richard Murunga (Kenya) 4-1
• Lost to Emilio Correa (Cuba) 0-5