Manfred Wolke
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.
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| Born | 14 January 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 May 2024 (aged 81) Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
External links
- 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.
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