Ernst Pistulla
 Ernst Pistulla | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1928 Amsterdam | Light heavyweight |
Ernst Pistulla (28 November 1906 – 3 March 1945)[1] was a German boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Goslar. Pistulla was the German amateur light heavyweight champion in 1928.[2] He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class after losing the final against Víctor Avendaño. He died in a Nazi prison during World War II, supposedly of neurosyphilis.[3]
1928 Olympic results
[edit]- Round of 16: Defeated Leon Lucas (United States) on points
- Quarterfinal: Defeated William Murphy (Ireland) on points
- Semifinal: Defeated Karel Miljon (Netherlands) on points
- Final: Lost to Victorio Avendano (Argentina) on points (was awarded silver medal)
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Ernst Pistulla at Olympedia
- ^ "Ernst Pistulla Olympic medals and stats". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ^ Death certificate from March 6, 1945, Berlin-Tiergarten registry office No. 556/1945; reported by Chief Sergeant Hermann Weß (Berlin State Archives)
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Ernst Pistulla from BoxRec (registration required)
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