Dieter Wemhöner
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Dieter Wemhöner is a former amateur boxing
middleweight
who won a gold medal at the 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships
. He represented West Germany
in the 1952 Olympics, reaching the third round; and the Unified Team of Germany at the 1956 Olympics, reaching the second round.
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
who won a gold medal at the 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships
1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from May 17 to May 24. The 10th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 117 fighters from 19 countries participating.-Medal winners:-Medal...
. He represented West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
in the 1952 Olympics, reaching the third round; and the Unified Team of Germany at the 1956 Olympics, reaching the second round.