Rolf Caroli (23 December 1933 – 10 June 2007) was 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 ...

amateur light-middleweight boxer who won bronze medals at the

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in 1955, 1957 and 1959. He competed in the

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, but lost in the first bout. His brother was East German boxing champion Goerg Caroli.

1960 Olympic results

Below is the record of Rolf Caroli, a light middleweight boxer who competed for the United German Team at the 1960 Rome Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to Pedro Votta (Uruguay) by decision, 2-3

References

1933 births 2007 deaths Sportspeople from Halle (Saale) Sportspeople from the Province of Saxony German male boxers Sportspeople from Saxony-Anhalt Olympic boxers for the United Team of Germany Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Light-middleweight boxers {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub