Dietmar Geilich is an

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the

light-flyweight Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a Weight class (boxing), weight class in boxing. Professional boxing The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York (s ...

division at the

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, as well as the 1980 Summer Olympics. He lost his first match against

Armando Guevara Ramón Armando Guevara (born January 16, 1955) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. He won the bronze medal at the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships The World Amateur Boxing Cham ...

in 1976. In 1980, he defeated Birender Singh Thapa in his first match, defeated Pedro Manuel Nieves in his second, and then lost to Shamil Sabirov, the eventual gold medalist, in his third bout.Geilich Bio, Stats, and Results , Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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1954 births Living people East German male boxers Olympic boxers for East Germany Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from Görlitz AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Light-flyweight boxers Sportspeople from Saxony {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub