Bodo Andreass
Bodo Andreass (born 21 December 1955 in Eilenburg, Germany) is a German boxing coach who has coached German, Nigerian, South African and Australian national boxing teams.
Boxing career
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Andreass boxed from 1964 to 1981 in East Germany. He was a member of the national team from 1974 to 1981 and was the national champion in 1979.[1] He had over 200 amateur bouts.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]East Germany
[edit]In 1983, Andreass started his coaching career and was an East German national coach from 1986 to 1990.[1]
Nigeria
[edit]He subsequently took up appointment as the national coach of Nigeria from 1991 to 1994.[1]
Whilst in charge on the Nigerian team, two boxers won silver medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, one boxer won a gold medal and two boxers won silver medals.
South Africa
[edit]He was South African national coach from 1995 to 1997, before being appointed Australian national coach.[1]
Australia
[edit]Andreass was appointed the inaugural Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport boxing program in 1997 and held this position until the boxing program ceased in 2010.[3]
Head Coach of Australian Teams:
- Olympic Games - 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 (Women's Head Coach)
- Commonwealth Games - 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
Major results of the program whilst Andreass was a Head Coach:[3]
- 1998 - Commonwealth Games - AIS boxers won four bronze medals James Swan, Casey Johns, Justin Whitehead, Lynden Hosking
- 2000 - Sydney Olympic Games - Ten AIS boxers selected from a possible 12 boxers.
- 2002 - Commonwealth Games - AIS boxers won three gold medals - Justin Kane, Daniel Geale, Paul Miller and one bronze - Ben McEachran
- 2004 - Athens Olympic Games - Nine AIS boxers were selected.
- 2006 - Commonwealth Games - AIS boxers won two gold medals - Jarrod Fletcher and Brad Pitt and four bronze medals -Luke Jackson, Leonardo Zappavigna, Ben McEachran and Paul Rudic
- 2008 - Athens Olympic Games - Nine AIS boxers represented Australia.
- 2010 - Commonwealth Games - Ten AIS boxers were selected.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Boxing at the Australian Institute of Sport". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Australian coaches reveal their secrets". Sports Coach: 3–8. Winter 2000.
- ^ a b "Boxing at the Australian Institute of Sport". Australian Sports Commission website. Retrieved 26 September 2017.