Manfred Zielonka (born 24 January 1960 in Krzyżowa Dolina,

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) is a retired boxer from

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. At the

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he won the bronze medal in the men's light middleweight division (– 71 kg). In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual winner Frank Tate of the

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. He also captured bronze two years earlier at the

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* * 1960 births Living people People from Opole County Sportspeople from Opole Voivodeship Sportspeople from Düren Polish emigrants to Germany Welterweight boxers Light-middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for West Germany Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics German male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub