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Manfred Wolke 
Summary
Manfred Wolke (born 14 January 1943 in Babelsberg, Brandenburg) is a German former welterweight boxer. He was a member of the Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder.
 Wolke in 1983 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  East Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1968 Mexico City | Welterweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
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1967 Rome | Welterweight |
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1971 Madrid | Welterweight |
Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Wolke defeated Joseph Bessala of Cameroon on a 4-1 decision in the final. In 1972 he was knocked out by Cuba's Emilio Correa and didn't win a medal.
After his boxing career ended, Wolke became a trainer, most notably working with 1990s Heavyweight contender Axel Schulz and Henry Maske, and most recently with Francesco Pianeta.
1968 Olympic results edit
Below are the results of Manfred Wolke, a welterweight boxer from East Germany who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: defeated Andres Molina (Cuba) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 16: defeated Expedito Arrais (Brazil) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Celal Sandal (Turkey) by decision, 4-1
- Semifinal: defeated Vladimir Musalinov (Soviet Union) by decision, 3-2
- Final: defeated Joseph Bessala (Cameroon) by decision, 4-1 (won gold medal)
References edit
- Olympic DB at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 February 2007)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Wolke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- {{|url= http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships1971.html}}