.jpg) Krüger in 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Karl-Heinz Krüger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1953-12-25) 25 December 1953 (age 70) Templin, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karl-Heinz Krüger (born 25 December 1953) is a retired boxer who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Andrés Aldama of Cuba. Two years earlier he also captured the bronze, at the second World Championships in Belgrade.
Olympic results
- Defeated Mohamed Ali El-Dahan (Syria) 5–0
- Defeated Lucas Msomba (Tanzania) 5–0
- Defeated Joseph Frost (Great Britain) 5–0
- Lost to Andrés Aldama (Cuba) 0–5
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl-Heinz Krüger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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- 1953 births
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- Welterweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for East Germany
- East German male boxers
- Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- German male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
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