Heinz Schulz (born 5 January 1935) is 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 ...
former featherweight
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who competed for the
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...
and won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 1964.
He competed for the
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was the largest sports club of SV Dynamo, the sports association of the security agencies. The club was disbanded after German reunification and even ...
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Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo
The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the sport association of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Ministry for State Security, fire department and customs) of former East Germany. The association was founded on 27 ...
.
1964 Olympic results
Below is the record of Heinz Schulz, a featherweight boxer who competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:
* Round of 32: defeated Thapa Bhim Bahadur (Nepal) by decision, 5-0
* Round of 16: defeated Philip Waruinge (Kenya) by decision, 5-0
* Quarterfinal: defeated Tin Tun (Burma) by decision, 5-0
* Semifinal: lost to Stanislav Stepashkin (Soviet Union) by knockout (was awarded bronze medal)
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1935 births
Living people
Featherweight boxers
Olympic boxers of the United Team of Germany
Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany
Olympic medalists in boxing
German male boxers
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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