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who had trained as a toolmaker.
Dahn was born in Berlin and boxed for
East Germany
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. He began boxing as a featherweight for in 1958. He was coached by . He boxed for
ASK Vorwärts Berlin
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from 1964.
Dahn was national champion in 1965. That same year, he also won a bronze medal at the 1965 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the up to 67kg category. He was defeated on points by Italian in their semi-final match. When the East German amateur boxing team traveled to
Glasgow
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to face
Scotland
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in October 1965, Dahn was described by the
Evening Times
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As of April 1966, he was being trained by Wolter Kemberger and had undertaken 90 fights, 10 of which were international, and 72 of which were victories.
His quest to medal again at the 1967 European Amateur Boxing Championships was ended by his defeat by his fellow East German
Manfred Wolke
Manfred Wolke (born 14 January 1943 in Babelsberg, Brandenburg) is a German former welterweight boxer. He was a member of the ''Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder''.
Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight ...
, the eventual silver medal finisher.
He also competed in the men's light middleweight event at the
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
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Following his career in the ring, Dahn continued to be associated with boxing as a coach.
Dahn's son Robert is a singer in the band Equilibrium.