Ernst Pistulla (28 November 1906 in

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– 14 September 1944) was a

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boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Pistulla was the German amateur light heavyweight champion in 1928. He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class after losing the final against Víctor Avendaño. He was killed in action in the Soviet Union during

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1928 Olympic results

Below is the record of Ernst Pistulla, a German light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 16: Defeated Leon Lucas (United States) on points * Quarterfinal: Defeated William Murphy (Ireland) on points * Semifinal: Defeated Karel Miljon (Netherlands) on points * Final: Lost to Victorio Avendano (Argentina) on points (was awarded silver medal)

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* 1906 births 1944 deaths Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Germany Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany People from Goslar Sportspeople from Lower Saxony Olympic medalists in boxing German male boxers German military personnel killed in World War II Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Missing in action of World War II {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub