Edgar Basel
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Competitor for  Germany
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| Silver | 1952 Helsinki | Flyweight |
Edgar Basel (November 1, 1930 in Mannheim — September 7, 1977) was a boxer from Germany, who won the silver medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Amateur career
Basel had an outstanding amateur career. He was a five time German amateur flyweight champion (1951-1952, 1954-1956), and in 1955 he won the European Championship in Berlin (West).
Olympic results
- 1952 Silver medalist as a Flyweight at Helsinki Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Henryk Kukier (Poland) PTS (3-0)
- Defeated Thorbjoern Clausen (Norway) KO-3
- Defeated Anatoli Bulakov (Soviet Union) PTS (2-1)
- Lost to Nathan Eugene Brooks (USA) PTS (0-3)
- 1956 competed as a Flyweight at the Melbourne Olympics. Result was:
- Lost to Vladimir Stolnikov (Soviet Union) PTS
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