Detlef Kästner
Encyclopedia
Detlef Kästner 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 light middleweight
division (– 71 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Aleksandr Koshkyn
of the USSR.
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 represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. There he won the bronze medal in the light middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
division (– 71 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Aleksandr Koshkyn
Aleksandr Koshkyn
Aleksandr Koshkyn is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the light middleweight division , after being defeated in the final by Armando Martínez of Cuba...
of the USSR.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Adeoye Adetunji (Nigeria) KO 3
- Defeated Leonidas Njunwa (Tanzania) 5-0
- Lost to Aleksandr KoshkynAleksandr KoshkynAleksandr Koshkyn is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the light middleweight division , after being defeated in the final by Armando Martínez of Cuba...
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