Günther Meier (

Nuremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the Franconia#Towns and cities, largest city in Franconia, the List of cities in Bavaria by population, second-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Bav ...

, July 26, 1941-

, November 23, 2020) was a German

amateur boxer An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History ...

who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. Meier also competed as a welterweight at the 1972 Munich Olympics where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals. He was born in

1972 Olympic results

* Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Jeff Rackley (New Zealand) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: defeated Sangnual Rabieb (Thailand) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: lost to Emilio Correa (Cuba) by decision 2-3

References

Günther Meier at databaseOlympics.com
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* * 1941 births 2020 deaths Sportspeople from Nuremberg Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Olympic boxers for West Germany Olympic medalists in boxing German male boxers Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Light-middleweight boxers 20th-century German sportsmen 21st-century German people German skydivers {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub