Herbert Runge
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| Gold | 1936 Berlin | heavyweight | |
Herbert Runge (January 13, 1913 – March 11, 1986) was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Elberfeld and died in Wuppertal.
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[edit] Amateur career
Runge was an eight time German amateur heavyweight champion 1935-1943. He won the European amateur championship silver medal 1934 and 1937 and the bronze medal in 1939.
[edit] Olympics
In 1936 he won the gold medal in the heavyweight class after winning the final against Guillermo Lovell.
His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Kuss (Czechoslovakia) KO 1
- Defeated Stuart (Great Britain) points
- Defeated Ferenc Nagy (Hungary) walk-over, due to injuries
- Defeated Guillermo Lovell (Argentina) points
[edit] Pro career
Runge had an unsuccessful pro career that spanned from 1946-1949 in which he won 5, lost 14, drawn 5.
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