Franz Dorfer (20 May 1950 – 8 January 2012) was an Austrian boxer. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 1975 European Championships and competed at the 1976 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout, to Iranian boxer Mohamed Azarhazin.[1] After the Olympics he turned professional and fought 36 bouts between 1977 and 1986, winning 23.[3]

Franz Dorfer
Dorfer (left) versus Iranian Mohammad Azarhazin at the 1976 Olympics
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1950-05-20)20 May 1950 Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria[1]
Died	8 January 2012(2012-01-08) (aged 61)[2] Mödling, Austria[1]
Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	23
Wins by KO	19
Losses	11
Draws	2
Medal record Representing  Austria European Amateur Championships 1975 Katowice -71 kg

Dorfer was born in a family of farmers, and was trained as a cheesemaker in his youth. Later he completed his military service in Sankt Pölten, graduated from a police school in Mödling, and worked in Vösendorf, near Vienna. There he joined the boxing club BC Schwarz Weiß in 1972, and won the Austrian light-middleweight amateur title in 1973–76. He died aged 61 after a long illness and was survived by his wife and two daughters.[1]

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