The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 51 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September 1972. 36 boxers from 36 nations competed.

Medalists

Results The following boxers took part in the event: Rank Name Country 1 Georgi Kostadinov 2 Leo Rwabwogo 3T Leszek Błażyński 3T Douglas Rodríguez 5T Yu Jong-man 5T Calixto Pérez 5T Boris Zoriktuyev 5T Neil McLaughlin 9T Arturo Delgado 9T Nyamdashiin Batsüren 9T Tim Dement 9T Chris Ius 9T Franco Udella 9T Constantin Gruiescu 9T Chawalit On-Chim 9T Mohamed Selim Soheim 17T Salvador Miranda 17T Chander Narayanan 17T Saidi Tambwe 17T Antonio García 17T Martín Vargas 17T Ali Gharbi 17T Jan Balouch 17T Ali Ouabbou 17T Vanlal Dawla 17T Felix Maina 17T Kemal Solunur 17T Fujio Nagai 17T Maurice O'Sullivan 17T Gerd Schubert 32T Wilfredo Gómez 32T Jorge Acuña 32T Rabah Khaloufi 32T Rene Fortaleza 32T Jorge Mejía 32T Mohamed Abakkar

First round Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) def. Jorge Acuña (URU), 5:0 Maurice O'Sullivan (GBR) def. Rabah Kaloufi (FRA), 3:2 Fujio Nagai (JPN) def. Renato Fortaleza (PHI), 4:1 Douglas Rodríguez (CUB) def. Jorge Mejia (ECU), 5:0 Gerd Schubert (FRG) def. Phar Khong (CMB), walk-over Orn-Chim Chawalit (THA) def. Sandor Orbán (HUN), walk-over Arturo Delgado (MEX) def. Salvador Miranda (NIC), TKO-3

Second round Leszek Blazynski (POL) def. Chander Narayanan (IND), 3:2 You Man-Chong (KOR) def. Saidi Tambwe (TNZ), 5:0 Niamdash Batsuren (MGL) def. Antonio García (ESP), 4:1 Calixto Perez (COL) def. Martin Vargas (CHL), 5:0 Tim Dement (USA) def. Ali Gharbi (TUN), 5:0 Georgi Kostadinov (BUL) def. Jan Balouch (PAK), TKO-2 Chris Ius (CAN) def. Ali Ouabbou (MAR), 3:2 Boris Zoriktuyev (URS) def. Dawla Vanlal (BUR), TKO-3 Franco Udella (ITA) def. Felix Maina (KEN), 5:0 Constantin Gruescu (ROU) def. Kemal Sonunur (TUR), 5:0 Douglas Rodríguez (CUB) def. Fujio Nagai (JPN), 5:0 Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) def. Maurice O'Sullivan (GBR), TKO-1 Orn-Chim Chawalit (THA) def. Gerd Schubert (FRG), 4:1 Mohamed Selim (EGY) def. Wilfredo Gómez (PUR), 4:1 Neil McLaughlin (IRL) def. Abaker Saed Mohamed (SUD), 5:0

Third round Leszek Blazynski (POL) def. Arturo Delgado (MEX), 5:0 You Man-Chong (KOR) def. Niamdash Batsuren (MGL), 4:1 Calixto Perez (COL) def. Tim Dement (USA), 5:0 Georgi Kostadinov (BUL) def. Chris Ius (CAN), 5:0 Boris Zoriktuyev (URS) def. Franco Udella (ITA), 4:1 Douglas Rodríguez (CUB) def. Constantin Gruescu (ROU), 3:2 Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) def. Orn-Chim Chawalit (THA), 4:1 Neil McLaughlin (IRL) def. Mohamed Selim (EGY), KO-2

Quarterfinals Leszek Blazynski (POL) def. You Man-Chong (KOR), 3:2 Georgi Kostadinov (BUL) def. Calixto Perez (COL), 3:2 Douglas Rodríguez (CUB) def. Boris Zoriktuyev (URS), TKO-3 Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) def. Neil McLaughlin (IRL), TKO-3

Semifinals Georgi Kostadinov (BUL) def. Leszek Blazynski (POL), 5:0 Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) def. Douglas Rodríguez (CUB), 3:2

Final Georgi Kostadinov (BUL) def. Leo Rwabwogo (UGA), 5:0

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