Dieter Kottysch

Dieter Kottysch
	Kottysch in an Olympic qualification boxing match in 1964
Personal information
Born	30 June 1943; Gleiwitz, Germany
Died	9 April 2017 (aged 73); Hamburg, Germany
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	BC Sportmann, Hamburg
Medal record
Representing West Germany
Olympic Games

Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972.^[2]

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch, a West German welterweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic tournament:

Round of 64: defeated Mauri Saarivainio (Finland) referee stopped contest
Round of 32: lost to Vladimir Musalimov (Soviet Union) by decision, 0-5

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch who competed as a light middleweight boxer for West Germany at the 1972 Olympic tournament in Munich:

Round of 64: bye
Round of 32: defeated Bonifaciio Avila (Colombia) with a second-round technical knockout
Round of 16: defeated Evengelos Oikonomakos (Greece) on points, 5-0
Quarterfinal: defeated Mohamed Majeri (Tunisia) on points, 5-0
Semifinal: defeated Alan Minter (Great Britain) on points, 3-2
Final: defeated Wieslaw Rudkowski (Poland) on points, 3-2 (won gold medal)

References

^ Dieter Kottysch's obituary (in German)
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dieter Kottysch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.