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Wolfgang Behrendt (born 14 June 1936) was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany. He subsequently became the first Olympic champion for East Germany. He was born in Berlin.[1]

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Wolfgang Behrendt

Wolfgang Behrendt in 1956.
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's boxing
	1956 Melbourne	Bantamweight

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:
  • Defeated Henrik Ottesen (Denmark) KO-2
  • Defeated Owen Reilly (Great Britain) PTS
  • Defeated Freddie Gilroy (Ireland) PTS
  • Defeated Song Soon-Chun (South Korea) PTS
• 1957 East German Bantamweight Champion
• 1960 East German Featherweight Champion

References

На других языках

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[de] Wolfgang Behrendt (Boxer)

Wolfgang Behrendt (* 14. Juni 1936 in Berlin) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Boxer, der bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen in Melbourne 1956 die Goldmedaille im Bantamgewicht gewann und damit der erste Olympiasieger der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (DDR) wurde. Er startete in der gesamtdeutschen Mannschaft. Im olympischen Finalkampf am 1. Dezember 1956 besiegte er den Südkoreaner Soon Chung Song. Der Sieg brachte ihm auch den zweiten Platz bei der Wahl zum DDR-Sportler des Jahres 1956 (hinter Radsportler Täve Schur).

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- [en] Wolfgang Behrendt

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[fr] Wolfgang Behrendt (boxe anglaise)

Wolfgang Behrendt est un boxeur allemand né le 14 juillet 1936 à Berlin.

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[it] Wolfgang Behrendt

Wolfgang Behrendt (14 giugno 1936) è un ex pugile tedesco.

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[ru] Берендт, Вольфганг

Во́льфганг Бе́рендт (нем. Wolfgang Behrendt; 14 июля 1936, Берлин) — немецкий боксёр легчайшей и наилегчайшей весовых категорий, выступал за сборную ГДР во второй половине 1950-х годов. Чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Мельбурне, обладатель бронзовой медали чемпионата Европы, участник многих международных турниров и матчевых встреч. Также известен как фотокорреспондент и общественный деятель.

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