Ulrich Beyer (23 July 1947 – 20 October 1988) was an amateur light-welterweight boxer from

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. Between 1971 and 1977 he won four medals at the European championships, including a gold in 1971; at the 1974 World Championships he placed third. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, and was eliminated by

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in the first bout in 1972 and by

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in a quarterfinal in 1976.

1976 Olympic results

Below is the record of Ulrich Beyer, an East German light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: defeated C.C. Machaiah (India) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 32: defeated Jesus Navas (Venezuela) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: defeated Francisco de Jesus (Brazil) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: lost to Ray Leonard (United States) by decision, 0-5

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* 1947 births 1988 deaths Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for East Germany East German male boxers Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze People from Templin AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Light-welterweight boxers Sportspeople from Brandenburg {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub