Harry Kurschat (3 November 1930 – 21 January 2022)
was a German
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who competed in the
lightweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
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division during his career as an amateur for West Germany. He was born and died in
Berlin
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.
Amateur career
Kurschat was the German amateur lightweight champion 1953, 1954, and 1956, as well as the European amateur champion in 1955. He was the Olympic silver medalist at 1956 Melbourne Olympic games in the lightweight class for United Team of Germany.
Olympic results
* 1st round bye
* Defeated
Celedonio Espinosa
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(Philippines) points
* Defeated
Zygmunt Milewski (Poland) KO 3
* Defeated
Tony Byrne (Ireland) points
* Lost to
Richard McTaggart
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(Great Britain) points
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1930 births
2022 deaths
Boxers from Berlin
Lightweight boxers
German male boxers
Olympic boxers for the United Team of Germany
Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany
Olympic medalists in boxing
Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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