Günther MEIER

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
BoxingBoxing
Olympic Medals
1B
Games Participations2
First Olympic GamesMexico City 1968
Year of Birth1941

Biography

West German boxer Günther Meier won a light-middleweight bronze medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. He lost to the eventual champion Boris Lagutin, from the Soviet Union, by a clear 1-4 decision in their semi-final. Four years later, Meier moved up to welterweight at the München Games, and again lost to the eventual Olympic Champion, this time in the quarter-final, when beaten by Cuban Emilio Correa, who had beaten East German Manfred Wolke in the previous round. Meier then retired, and started a career as an amateur coach. By profession, he was a paratrooper at the German Bundeswehr and later became a sports teacher.

Domestically Meier won the West German national titles in 1965-66 and 1968 in the light-middleweight division, and in 1970-71 at welterweight. He also won the European welterweight title in 1969, beating Romanian Victor Zilberman in the final.

Olympic Results

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