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Name
  
Edgar Basel

Role
  
Boxer


Died
  
September 7, 1977

Martial art
  
Boxing

Olympic medals
  
Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Flyweight

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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.

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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

    • References

    Edgar Basel Wikipedia
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