Adolf Baumgarten
Encyclopedia
Adolf Baumgarten was a German
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Henry Tiller
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Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 11, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Nineteen boxers from 19 nations...
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Henry Tiller
Henry Tiller
Henry Tiller was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:Tiller's career started in 1931, when he became Norwegian amateur junior lightweight champion at the age of 17...
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