Karl-Heinz Krüger (born 25 December 1953) is a retired
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
*Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
* Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
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* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
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who represented
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...
in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the
welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
division (– 67 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist
Andrés Aldama
Andrés Aldama Cabrera (born April 9, 1956) is a retired amateur Cuban boxer, who won the light welterweight silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the Welterweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Aldama defeated John Mugabi ...
of Cuba. Two years earlier he also captured the bronze, at the second
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
in Belgrade.
Olympic results
*Defeated
Mohamed Ali El-Dahan
Mohamed Ali El-Dahan (; born 14 July 1960) is a Syrian boxer. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Olympic results
;1980 (welterweight)
*Lost to Karl-Heinz Krüger (East Germany) 0-5
;1984 (welterweight
Welt ...
(Syria) 5–0
*Defeated
Lucas Msomba
Lucas Msomba (born 15 May 1954) is a Tanzanian boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Msomba won a bronze medal in the light-welterweight category at the 1978 All-Africa Games.Joseph Frost (Great Britain) 5–0
*Lost to
Andrés Aldama
Andrés Aldama Cabrera (born April 9, 1956) is a retired amateur Cuban boxer, who won the light welterweight silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the Welterweight gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Aldama defeated John Mugabi ...