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Jürgen Fanghänel
Jürgen Fanghänel (born 1 August 1951) is a retired East German amateur boxer, who competed in 1970s and 1980s. Career Fanghänel won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semifinals by Pyotr Zayev of the Soviet Union. Two years earlier he also captured the bronze medal, at the second 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships, World Championships in Belgrade. In 1982 he ended up second at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships, World Championships in Munich, West Germany. Olympic results 1972 – Munich *Defeated Atanas Suvandzhiev (Bulgaria) first-round knockout *Lost to Ion Alexe (Romania) by decision, 0–5 1976 – Montreal *Round of 32: Lost to Viktor Ivanov (boxer), Viktor Ivanov (Soviet Union) by decision, 2–3 1980 – Moscow * Round of 16: Defeated Luis Castillo (amateur), Luis Castillo (Ecuador) by decision, 4–1 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Petar Stoimenov (Bulgaria ...
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Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, and the World Boxing Organization. In 2020, the World Boxing Council increased their heavyweight classification to 224 pounds (102 kg; 16 st) to allow for their creation of the bridgerweight division. Historical development Because this division had no weight limit, it has been historically vaguely defined. In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). In 1920, the light heavyweight division was formed, with a maximum weight of . Any fighter weighing more than 175 pounds was a heavyweight. The cruiserweight division (first for boxers in the 175–190 pound range) was established in 1979 and recognized by the various boxing organizati ...
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Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk (Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent ( Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Govern ...
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Heavyweight Boxers
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, and the World Boxing Organization. In 2020, the World Boxing Council increased their heavyweight classification to 224 pounds (102 kg; 16 st) to allow for their creation of the bridgerweight division. Historical development Because this division had no weight limit, it has been historically vaguely defined. In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). In 1920, the light heavyweight division was formed, with a maximum weight of . Any fighter weighing more than 175 pounds was a heavyweight. The cruiserweight division (first for boxers in the 175–190 pound range) was established in 1979 and recognized by the various boxing organizations ...
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Olympic Boxers For East Germany
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People From Limbach-Oberfrohna
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1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel ''Journey Through th ...
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Petar Stoimenov
Petar Stoimenov (born 8 April 1960) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1960 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Super-heavyweight boxers Bulgarian male boxers Olympic boxers of Bulgaria Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sofia AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ...
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Luis Castillo (amateur)
Luis Castillo may refer to: *Luis Castillo (American football) (born 1983), Dominican-American NFL defensive end *Luis Castillo (second baseman) (born 1975), Dominican Major League Baseball second baseman *Luis Castillo (pitcher, born 1992) (born 1992), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher *Luis Castillo (pitcher, born 1995) (born 1995), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher *José Luis Castillo (born 1973), boxer from Mexico *Luis Castillo (Ecuadorian boxer), boxer from Ecuador * Luis Castillo (musician), keyboard player and backup vocalist for American rock band P.O.D. * Luís Leandro Castillo (born 1991), Argentine footballer See also * Luis del Castillo Estrada Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J. (born 21 June 1931, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan Roman Catholic cleric. Biography Luis del Castillo was ordained priest on 30 July 1966 in the Society of Jesus. On 9 April 1988 he was appointed titular bishop o ...
(born 1931), Uruguayan cleric {{hndis, Castillo, Luis ...
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Viktor Ivanov (boxer)
Viktor Ivanov (8 October 1956 – 23 November 2007) was a Ukrainian boxer. He competed for the Soviet Union in the men's heavyweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he defeated Jürgen Fanghänel Jürgen Fanghänel (born 1 August 1951) is a retired East German amateur boxer, who competed in 1970s and 1980s. Career Fanghänel won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The ... of East Germany, before losing to Atanas Sapundzhiev of Bulgaria. References 1956 births 2007 deaths Ukrainian male boxers Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Donetsk Heavyweight boxers {{Ukraine-boxing-bio-stub ...
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Ion Alexe
Ion Alexe (born 25 July 1946) is a retired heavyweight boxer from Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and .... He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1972, losing to Teófilo Stevenson by walkover after he was medically disqualified to contest the final. Alexe won the European title in 1969 and placed third in 1973. Domestically he won six Romanian heavyweight titles. 1972 Olympic results Below are the results of Ion Alexe, a Romanian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated Jozsef Reder (Hungary) on points, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: defeated Jurgen Fanghanel (East Germany) on points, 5-0 * Semifinal: defeated Hasse Thomsen (Sweden) on points, 5-0 * Final: lost to Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) by walkove ...
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Atanas Suvandzhiev
Atanas Sapundzhiev (born 14 July 1950) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he defeated Mahmoud Ahmed Ali and Viktor Ivanov Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (russian: Виктор Петрович Иванов, born May 12, 1950) is a Russian politician and businessman, former KGB officer, who served in the KGB Directorate of Leningrad and its successors in 1977–1994. He ..., before losing to Mircea Șimon. References 1950 births Living people Bulgarian male boxers Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sliven Heavyweight boxers {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ...
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