Günther Meier
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Representing  West Germany
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1968 Mexico City | Light Middleweight |
Günther Meier (Nuremberg, July 26, 1941-Nuremberg, November 23, 2020) was a German amateur boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. Meier also competed as a welterweight at the 1972 Munich Olympics where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He was born in Nuremberg.
1972 Olympic results
[edit]- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: defeated Jeff Rackley (New Zealand) by decision, 5-0
- Round of 16: defeated Sangnual Rabieb (Thailand) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: lost to Emilio Correa (Cuba) by decision 2-3
References
[edit]- Günther Meier at databaseOlympics.com[permanent dead link]
- Günther Meier at Sports-Reference.com
- Günther Meier's obituary at the Wayback Machine (archived 2021-01-15) (in German)
External links
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