Wolfgang Behrendt

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Olympic medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's Boxing
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Bantamweight
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Wolfgang Behrendt.

Wolfgang Behrendt (14 July 1936 in Berlin) was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

He won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and became the first Olympic champion for East Germany.[1]

Amateur Highlights

Record: 188 Wins - 8 Losses - 5 Draws

  • 1955 East German Bantamweight Champion, 3rd place (Flyweight) at European Championships in Berlin.
  • 1956 Gold Medalist (Bantamweight) in a unified German team at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. Results were:
  • 1957 East German Bantamweight Champion
  • 1960 East German Featherweight Champion

References

  1. ↑ Olympic results


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