Jürgen Fanghänel (born 1 August 1951) is a retired

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, who competed in 1970s and 1980s.

Career

Fanghänel won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division (91 kg) at the

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. There he was defeated in the semifinals by Pyotr Zayev of the

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

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. In 1982 he ended up second at the

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Olympic results

1972 – Munich *Defeated

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(Bulgaria) first-round knockout *Lost to

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(Romania) by decision, 0–5 1976 – Montreal *Round of 32: Lost to

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(Soviet Union) by decision, 2–3 1980 – Moscow * Round of 16: Defeated Luis Castillo (Ecuador) by decision, 4–1 * Quarterfinal: Defeated

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(Bulgaria) referee stopped contest in second round * Semifinal: Lost to Pyotr Zayev (Soviet Union) by decision, 0–5 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

* 1951 births Living people People from Limbach-Oberfrohna Olympic boxers for East Germany Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics German male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Sportspeople from Saxony {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub