Torsten Schmitz

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Full name Torsten Schmitz Role Boxer Club Schweriner SC Name Torsten Schmitz Martial art Boxing		Sport Boxing Weight 73 kg Nationality East Germany Height 1.81 m Rated at Light middleweight

Born August 26, 1964 (age 60) ( 1964-08-26 ) Crivitz, Schwerin

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Torsten Schmitz (born August 26, 1964 in Crivitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Amateur career

Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215-35.

Amateur Highlights

1982 Junior European Champion at Welterweight in Schwerin, Germany

Defeated Luciano Bruno (Italy) in the final.

1985 competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Welterweight

Defeated Jacek Olejniczak (Poland) PTS (4-1)

Lost to Borislav Abadzhiev (Bulgaria) PTS (2-3)

1986 3rd place at World Championships in Reno, United States as a Welterweight

Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (4-1)

Defeated Kim Dong-Kil (South Korea) PTS (5-0)

Defeated Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)

Lost to Candelario Duvergel (Cuba) PTS (2-3)

1988 competed at the Seoul Olympics as a Light Middleweight

Defeated Angel Stoyanov (Bulgaria) PTS (3-2)

Lost to Park Si-hun (South Korea) PTS (0-5)

1989 2nd place as a Light Middleweight at the World Championships in Moscow, USSR

Defeated Fikret Kaman (Turkey) PTS (13-9)

Defeated Laszlo Gal (Hungary) PTS (18-9)

Defeated Erik Bredler (Sweden) PTS (14-6)

Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt) PTS (15-2)

Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (8-19)

1990 2nd place at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, USA

Defeated Chris Byrd (USA) PTS (3-2)

Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Soviet Union) PTS (4-1)

Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (2-3)

1991 3rd place as a Light Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia

Defeated Orhan Delibaş (Netherlands) PTS (18-14)

Defeated Jan Dydak (Poland) PTS (20-12)

Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (17-7)

Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba) RSC-2

1991 2nd place at European Championships in Gothenborg, Sweden

Lost the final to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union)

Trainer

Since 1996 Schmitz is working as coach for Universum Box-Promotion. Trained/Trains Regina Halmich, Bert Schenk, Armand Krajnc, Luan Krasniqi, Michael Trabant, and Alesia Graf.

References

Torsten Schmitz Wikipedia

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