Jochen Bachfeld
Encyclopedia
Jochen Bachfeld is a retired boxer
from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the welterweight
division (– 67 kg) after defeating Pedro Gamarro
of Venezuela
in the final.
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...
from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...
in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division (– 67 kg) after defeating Pedro Gamarro
Pedro Gamarro
Pedro Gamarro is a retired boxer from Venezuela. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There, he won the silver medal in the welterweight division after having lost to Jochen Bachfeld of East Germany in the final. Gamarro's medal was the only one won...
of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
in the final.
Olympic results
- Defeated Ali Bahri Khomani (Iran) RSC 1
- Defeated Athanasios Iliadis (Greece) 5-0
- Defeated Valeri Rachkov (Soviet Union) 4-1
- Defeated Carmen RinkeCarmen RinkeCarmen Rinke is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's welterweight division by East Germany's eventual gold medalist Jochen Bachfeld.-References:*...
(Canada) 5-0 - Defeated Victor ZilbermanVictor ZilbermanVictor Zilberman is a retired boxer from Romania.He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...
(Romania) 3-2 - Defeated Pedro GamarroPedro GamarroPedro Gamarro is a retired boxer from Venezuela. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There, he won the silver medal in the welterweight division after having lost to Jochen Bachfeld of East Germany in the final. Gamarro's medal was the only one won...
(Venezuela) 3-2