Zoltan Lunka (born 22 May 1970 in

Miercurea Nirajului Miercurea Nirajului ( hu, Nyárádszereda ) is a town in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The following seven villages are administered by the town: * Beu / Székelybő * Dum ...

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) was a professional

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, who won a Flyweight bronze medal at the

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for

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. A year earlier, at the

1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany from May 4 to May 15. The eighth edition of this competition, held a year before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the ...

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, he captured the world title.

Olympic results

*Defeated

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(Mexico) 13-7 *Defeated

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(Indonesia) 18-12 *Defeated Mehdi Assous (Algeria) 19-6 *Lost to

Bulat Jumadilov Bolat Zhumadilov (Болат Жумадилов; born April 22, 1973) is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Four years earlier at the 1996 Summer Olympics he ...

(Kazakhstan) 18-23

Pro career

Lunka turned pro in 1996, losing his only notable fight, against

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Title holder

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. Montiel won by TKO in the 7th. Lunka retired after the bout with a record of 21-2-0.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lunka, Zoltan 1970 births Living people People from Mureș County Romanian male boxers Flyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing German male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Romanian emigrants to Germany German people of Romanian descent