Andreas Zülow
Andreas Zülow
Andreas Zülow (left) battling Japan's Noriyuki Imaoka |
Personal information |
Full name |
Andreas Zülow |
Nationality |
East Germany |
Born |
October 23, 1965 (1965-10-23) (age 46)
Ludwigslust
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
Height |
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight |
61 kilograms (130 lb) |
Sport |
Sport |
Boxing |
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Rated at |
Lightweight |
Club |
Schweriner SC, Schwerin |
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Andreas Zülow (born October 23, 1965 in Ludwigslust) was a boxer from East Germany who won a Lightweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. Two years earlier he already won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno.
Amateur career
Zülow had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a Record of 273 wins in 322 fights.
His highlights include:
- East German Featherweight Champion 1984-1986, East German Lightweight Champion 1987-1989, German Light Welterweight Champion 1992
- 1985 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary
- Defeated Raymond Gavia (France) PTS (5-0)
- Lost to Tomasz Nowak (Poland) PTS (0-5)
- 1986 3rd place as a Featherweight at the World Championships in Reno, United States.
- Defeated Klaus Niketta (West Germany) PTS (5-0)
- Defeated Kunle La Costa (Nigeria) RSCH-1
- Defeated Bobby McCarthy (Ireland) PTS (5-0)
- Lost to Kelcie Banks (USA) PTS (1-4)
- 1987 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Torino, Italy
- 1988 Lightweight Gold Medalist at the Seoul Olympics representing East Germany
- Defeated Patrick Waweru (Kenia) PTS (5-0)
- Defeated Giorgio Campanella (Italien) PTS (5-0)
- Defeated Konstantin Tszyu (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)
- Defeated Mohamed Regazy (Egypt) PTS (5-0)
- Defeated Romallis Ellis (USA) PTS (5-0)
- Defeated George Cramne (Sweden) PTS (5-0)
- 1989 2nd place as a Lightweight at the World Championships in Moscow, Soviet Union
- Defeated Darrell Hiles (Australia) PTS (24-4)
- Defeated Fared Cheklat (France) AB-3
- Defeated Konstantin Tszyu (Soviet Union) PTS (17-14)
- Defeated Julio Gonzalez (Cuba) PTS (+15-15)
- 1990 competed as a Lightweight at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States
- 1991 competed as a Light Welterweight at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia
- Defeated Søren Søndergaard (Denmark) PTS (13-8)
- Lost to Peter Richardson (Great Britain) PTS (12-22)
- 1991 2nd place as a Light Welterweight at the European Championships in Göteborg, Sweden.
- 1992 competed as a Light Welterweight at the Barcelona Olympics representing Germany. Resuts were:
- Defeated Jae-Kyung Kim (South Korea) PTS (12-0)
- Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) PTS (2-14)
- 1994 competed as a Light Welterweight at the Goodwill Games in Sankt Petersburg, Russia
References
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1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg), 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg), 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg), 1948: 58–62 kg 1952–2008: 57–60 kg
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Persondata |
Name |
Zulow, Andreas |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
German boxer |
Date of birth |
October 23, 1965 |
Place of birth |
Ludwigslust Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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