Manfred Homberg

German boxer

Manfred Homberg (15 July 1933 – 12 August 2010) was a German boxer.

Homberg had an outstanding amateur career. He was a German champion in the Flyweight class (1958 and 1959), and the Bantamweight class (1961).[1] He won twice the gold medal in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, at Prague 1957[2] and Lucerne 1959.[3] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the flyweight class.[4]

In the period of 1952–1962, he was on the German national team 19 times (won 17, lost 1, drawn 1).[5] He died in Düsseldorf in August 2010.

References

  1. ^ "Germany1949_1989FRG".
  2. ^ "European Championships1957".
  3. ^ "13.European Championships - Luzern, Switzerland - May 24-31 1959".
  4. ^ "17.Olympic Games - Rome - 1960".
  5. ^ International duals results
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