Reiner Gies
Encyclopedia
Reiner Gies was a German
boxer
who won a Light Welterweight Bronze Medal
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
for West Germany
. Four years earlier, when Los Angeles, California
hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Represented West Germany as a Light Welterweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, capturing a bronze medal.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
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 won a Light Welterweight Bronze Medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
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at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
for 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....
. Four years earlier, when Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
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hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Olympic results
Represented West Germany as a lightweight at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.- 1st round bye
- Defeated Samir Khenyab (Iraq) 4-1
- Defeated John KalbhennJohn KalbhennJohn Kalbhenn is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California...
(Canada) 5-0 - Lost to Pernell WhitakerPernell WhitakerPernell Whitaker , nicknamed "Sweet Pea", is a professional boxing trainer and retired American professional boxer...
(United States) 0-5
Represented West Germany as a Light Welterweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, capturing a bronze medal.
- Defeated Basil Maelagi (Solomon Islands) walkover
- Defeated Lórant Szabó (Hungary) 5-0
- Defeated Adrian Carew (Guyana) 3-2
- Defeated Sodnom Altansukh (Mongolia) 4-1
- Lost to Vyacheslav Yanovski (Soviet Union) KO 1