Helmut Losch (12 October 1947 – 10 January 2005) was a world class

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from the 1970s. Losch competed at the

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and finished fourth in the heavyweight event. Four years later at the

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he won the bronze medal in the super-heavyweight class. Losch was born in Barth and died in Stralsund.

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