Helena Fromm (born 5 August 1987 in Oeventrop,

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athlete. Representing

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at the

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, China, she won the bronze medal in the welterweight (–67 kg) division. In 2008, she participated in the

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, and won the gold medal in the welterweight division, winning over

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in the final. Fromm represented her country in the –67 kg class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Winning her first fight 6–1, before losing to Asunción Ocasio of

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by points. She won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 67 kg category.

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