Manfred Wolke
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.jpg) Wolke in 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 May 2024 (aged 81) Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Manfred Wolke (14 January 1943 – 29 May 2024) was a German welterweight boxer. He was a member of the Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder.
Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Wolke defeated Joseph Bessala of Cameroon on a 4–1 decision in the final. In 1972 he was knocked out by Cuba's Emilio Correa and did not win a medal.
After his boxing career ended, Wolke became a trainer, most notably working with 1990s Heavyweight contender Axel Schulz and Henry Maske, and later with Francesco Pianeta.
Wolke died on 29 May 2024, at the age of 81.[1]
1968 Olympic results
[edit]Below are the results of Manfred Wolke, a welterweight boxer from East Germany who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: defeated Andres Molina (Cuba) by decision, 4–1
- Round of 16: defeated Expedito Arrais (Brazil) by decision, 5–0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Celal Sandal (Turkey) by decision, 4–1
- Semifinal: defeated Vladimir Musalinov (Soviet Union) by decision, 3–2
- Final: defeated Joseph Bessala (Cameroon) by decision, 4–1 (won gold medal)
References
[edit]- ^ Box-Trainer Manfred Wolke mit 81 Jahren gestorben (in German)
- Olympic DB at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 February 2007)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Wolke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships1971.html
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Manfred Wolke from BoxRec (registration required)
- Manfred Wolke at Olympics.com
- Manfred Wolke at Olympic.org (archived)
- Manfred Wolke at Olympedia (archive)
1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg) · 1920–1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg) · 1948: 62–67 kg · 1952–2000: 63.5–67 kg · 2004–2012: 64–69 kg · 2016: 65–69 kg · 2020–2024: 64–69 kg · 2024–: 64–71 kg | |
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