Harry Kurschat
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Silver | 1956 Melbourne | Lightweight |
Harry Kurschat (born 28 February 1933 in Berlin) is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.
Amateur career
Kurschat was the German amateur lightweight champion 1953, 1954, and 1956, as well as the European amateur champion in 1955. He was the Olympic Silver Medalist at 1956 Melbourne Olympic games in the lightweight class for United Team of Germany.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Celedonio Espinosa (Philippines) points
- Defeated Zygmunt Milewski (Poland) KO 3
- Defeated Tony Byrne (Ireland) points
- Lost to Richard McTaggart (Great Britain) points