Carmen Rinke (born December 7, 1953 in

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) is a retired

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from

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, who represented his native country at the

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. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's

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division (– 67 kilograms) by

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's eventual gold medalist

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. In the previous round, Rinke defeated

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1976 Olympic record

Below is the record of Carmen Rinke, a Canadian welterweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated

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(Guyana) by walkover * Round of 16: defeated

(Japan) by decision, 4-1 * Quarterfinal: lost to

(East Germany) by decision, 0-5

References

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