- Andreas Zülow
Andreas Zülow (born
October 23 ,1965 inLudwigslust ) was a boxer fromEast Germany who won a Lightweight gold medal at the1988 Summer Olympic Games . Two years earlier he already won the bronze medal at the1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno.Amateur career
Zülow had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a Record of 273 wins in 322 fights.
His highlights include:
*East German Featherweight Champion 1984-1986, East German Lightweight Champion 1987-1989, German Light Welterweight Champion 1992
*1985 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Results were:
**DefeatedRaymond Gavia (France) PTS (5-0)
**Lost toTomasz Nowak (Poland) PTS (0-5)
*1986 3rd place as a Featherweight at the World Championships in Reno, United States. Results were:
**DefeatedKlaus Niketta (West Germany) PTS (5-0)
**DefeatedKunle La Costa (Nigeria) RSCH-1
**DefeatedBobby McCarthy (Ireland) PTS (5-0)
**Lost toKelcie Banks (USA) PTS (1-4)
*1987 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Torino, Italy. Result was:
**Lost toMikhail Kazaryan (Soviet Union) PTS (1-4)
*1988 Lightweight Gold Medalist at the Seoul Olympics representing East Germany. Results were:
**DefeatedPatrick Waweru (Kenia) PTS (5-0)
**DefeatedGiorgio Campanella (Italien) PTS (5-0)
**Defeated Konstantin Tszyu (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)
**DefeatedMohamed Regazy (Egypt) PTS (5-0)
**DefeatedRomallis Ellis (USA) PTS (5-0)
**DefeatedGeorge Cramne (Sweden) PTS (5-0)
*1989 2nd place as a Lightweight at the World Championships in Moscow, Soviet Union. Results were:
**DefeatedDarrell Hiles (Australia) PTS (24-4)
**DefeatedFared Cheklat (France) AB-3
**Defeated Konstantin Tszyu (Soviet Union) PTS (17-14)
**Defeated Julio Gonzalez (Cuba) PTS (+15-15)
*1990 competed as a Lightweight at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States. Result was:
**Lost toMikhail Kazaryan (Soviet Union) PTS (0-5)
*1991 competed as a Light Welterweight at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
**Defeated Søren Søndergaard (Denmark) PTS (13-8)
**Lost toPeter Richardson (Great Britain] PTS (12-22)
*1991 2nd place as a Light Welterweight at the European Championships in Göteborg, Sweden. Lost the final to Konstantin Tszyu from the Soviet Union
*1992 competed as a Light Welterweight at the Barcelona Olympics representing Germany. Resuts were:
**DefeatedJae-Kyung Kim (South Korea) PTS (12-0)
**Lost toHector Vinent (Cuba) PTS (2-14)
*1994 competed as a Light Welterweight at the Goodwill Games in Sankt Petersburg, Russia. Result was:
**Lost toHans Janssen (Netherlands) PTS (3-5)
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