) Jürgen Fanghänel (right) and Werner Kohnert fighting at the 1980 Olympic Eliminator | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jürgen Fanghänel | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 August 1951 Limbach-Oberfrohna, Saxony | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sportclub Karl-Marx-Stadt Sport Gemeinschaft Wismut Gera | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jürgen Fanghänel (born 1 August 1951 in Limbach-Oberfrohna, Saxony) is a retired East German amateur boxer, who competed in 1970s and 1980s.
Career
Fanghänel won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semifinals by Pyotr Zayev of the Soviet Union. Two years earlier he also captured the bronze medal, at the second World Championships in Belgrade. In 1982 he ended up second at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany.
Olympic results
1972 - Munich
- Defeated Atanas Suvandzhiev (Bulgaria) first-round knockout
- Lost to Ion Alexe (Romania) by decision, 0–5
1976 - Montreal
- Round of 32: Lost to Viktor Ivanov (Soviet Union) by decision, 2–3
1980 - Moscow
- Round of 16: Defeated Luis Castillo (Ecuador) by decision, 4–1
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Petar Stoimenov (Bulgaria) referee stopped contest in second round
- Semifinal: Lost to Pyotr Zayev (Soviet Union) by decision, 0–5 (was awarded bronze medal)
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jürgen Fanghänel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.