Hans Huber (born 1 January 1934) is a

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from

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. He was born in

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. He competed for Germany in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

held in

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and reached the final but lost to future heavyweight champion of the world

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therefore finishing with a respectable silver medal. Hans lost a 3-2 decision after besting Abdul Rehman and Giuseppe Ros.

1964 Olympic results

Below are Hans Huber's results from the 1964 Olympic boxing tournament in Tokyo, Japan: * Round of 16: bye * Quarterfinal: defeated Abdul Rehman (Pakistan) by knockout * Semifinal: defeated Giuseppe Ros (Italy) by a 4-1 decision * Final: lost to Joe Frazier (USA) by a 2-3 decision (was awarded silver medal)

References

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1934 births Living people Olympic boxers of the United Team of Germany Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing German male boxers Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Heavyweight boxers {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub