Norman Schuster (born December 13, 1979 in

Halle an der Saale Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anh ...

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) is a

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from

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, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) division at the

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. Schuster represented his native country at the

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, being the youngest boxer in the German team with 20 years, 280 days. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Lightweight division by

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