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Harry Kurschat (3 November 1930 – 21 January 2022)[1] was a boxer from Germany, who competed in the lightweight division during his career as an amateur for West Germany. He was born and died in Berlin.

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Harry Kurschat (left) in 1952
Medal record
Men’s boxing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
	1956 Melbourne	Lightweight

Amateur career

Kurschat was the German amateur lightweight champion 1953, 1954, and 1956, as well as the European amateur champion in 1955. He was the Olympic silver medalist at 1956 Melbourne Olympic games in the lightweight class for United Team of Germany.

Olympic results

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Celedonio Espinosa (Philippines) points
• Defeated Zygmunt Milewski (Poland) KO 3
• Defeated Tony Byrne (Ireland) points
• Lost to Richard McTaggart (Great Britain) points

References

• Boxing record for Harry Kurschat from BoxRec (registration required)

External links

• Harry Kurschat at databaseOlympics.com (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Harry Kurschat

Harry Kurschat (* 3. November 1930 in Berlin; † 21. Januar 2022 ebenda) war ein deutscher Weltergewichtsboxer. 1956 gewann er Silber bei den Olympischen Spielen. Als Amateur gehörte er den Neuköllner Sportfreunden an, aus denen zuvor Günther Heidemann und später Oktay Urkal hervorgingen.

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- [en] Harry Kurschat

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[fr] Harry Kurschat

Harry Kurschat est un boxeur allemand né le 28 février 1933 à Berlin et mort en 2022[1].

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[ru] Куршат, Харри

Ха́рри Ку́ршат (нем. Harry Kurschat; 28 февраля 1933, Берлин) — немецкий боксёр лёгкой весовой категории, выступал за сборную ФРГ в середине 1950-х годов. Серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Мельбурне, чемпион Европы, трёхкратный чемпион Германии, участник многих международных турниров и матчевых встреч. В период 1958—1964 боксировал на профессиональном уровне, но без особых достижений.

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