Torsten May was a German

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 the Light Heavyweight Gold medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...

 at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

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Amateur career

• 1991 German National Light Heavyweight champion
• 1991 Won World Championship as a Light Heavyweight in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
  • Defeated Patrice Aouissi (France) points
  • Defeated Orestes Solano (Cuba) points
  • Defeated Mehmet Gurgen (Turkey) points
  • Defeated Andrei Kurnyavka (Russia) points
• Olympic Gold Medalist in Barcelona 1992 as a Light Heavyweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Gil-Nam Kim (North Korea) points
  • Defeated Dale Brown (boxer) (Canada) points
  • Defeated Montell Griffin
    Montell Griffin
    Montell Julian Griffin is an American boxer. He is best known for his two bouts at Light Heavyweight with Roy Jones Jr.- Professional career :...
    
     (United States) points
  • Defeated Wojciech Bartnik
    Wojciech Bartnik
    Wojciech Bartnik was a southpaw boxer from Poland, who won a Light Heavyweight Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:*1992 – Bronze Medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games...
    
     (Poland) points
  • Defeated Rostislav Zaulitchny (Unified Team/ C.I.S) points

Professional career

May began his professional career the following year and won his first 15 bouts in the cruiserweight division, setting up a fight for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title against Adolpho Washington

Adolpho Washington

Adolpho Washington was a professional boxer best known to hold the IBF Cruiser title for one fight. He had little power but a "steel" chin, and was never knocked out as a pro ....

. Washington won by a narrow unanimous decision, a loss which May avenged in 1999 via a 9th round technical decision after Washington lost his title. May never again fought for a title, and lost via TKO in the 8th round to Alexander Gurov in 2001 in a match that ended May's career.

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