 Ernst Pistulla | ||
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1928 Amsterdam | Light heavyweight |
Ernst Pistulla (28 November 1906 – 3 March 1945) was a German boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Goslar. Pistulla was the German amateur light heavyweight champion in 1928. He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class after losing the final against Víctor Avendaño. He died in a Nazi prison during World War II, supposedly of neurosyphilis.
1928 Olympic results
- Round of 16: Defeated Leon Lucas (United States) on points
- Quarterfinal: Defeated William Murphy (Ireland) on points
- Semifinal: Defeated Karel Miljon (Netherlands) on points
- Final: Lost to Victorio Avendano (Argentina) on points (was awarded silver medal)
Footnotes
- Ernst Pistulla at Olympedia (archive)
- "Ernst Pistulla Olympic medals and stats". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- Death certificate from March 6, 1945, Berlin-Tiergarten registry office No. 556/1945; reported by Chief Sergeant Hermann Weß (Berlin State Archives)
External links
- Boxing record for Ernst Pistulla from BoxRec (registration required)
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