Herbert Bauch (born 18 May 1957 in

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) is a retired

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, who represented

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at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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. There he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist

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. Two years earlier he captured the bronze medal at the second

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in Belgrade.

1980 Olympic results

Below are the results of Herbert Bauch, an East German light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics: * Round of 16: Defeated Bozhidar Ivanov (Bulgaria) by decision, 5–0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Benny Pike (Australia) by a second-round knockout * Semifinal Lost to

(Yugoslavia) referee stopped contest in the second round (was awarded a bronze medal)

References

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