- Andreas Tews
Andreas Tews (born
September 11 ,1968 inRostock ,Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ) was a German amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the1992 Summer Olympics .Tews never boxed professionally and is currently a trainer at Gymnasium Rahlstedt in Hamburg, Germany.
Olympic results
*1988 won the silver medal representing East Germany as a Flyweight at the Seoul Olympics:
**DefeatedWelping Wang (China) PTS (5-0)
**DefeatedJanos Varadi (Hungary) PTS (5-0)
**DefeatedBenaissa Abed (Algeria) PTS (5-0)
**DefeatedMario Gonzalez (Mexico) PTS (5-0)
**Lost toKwang-Sun Kim (South Korea) PTS (1-4)*1992 won the gold medal representing Germany as a Featherweight at the Barcelona Olympics:
**DefeatedKirkor Kirkorov (Bulgaria) PTS (9-5)
**DefeatedDjamel Lifa (France) PTS (9-4)
**DefeatedDyuk-Kyu Park (South Korea) PTS (17-7)
**DefeatedHocine Soltani (Algeria) PTS (11-1)
**DefeatedFaustino Reyes (Spain) PTS (16-7)Other Accomplishments
* East German Champion 1985/1987/1989 [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Germany1949_1989GDR.html] , German Champion 1991/1992 [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Germany1990_2000.html]
* 2nd place at Junior European Championships 1986
* European Champion at the1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships
* Bronze medal at the1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships References
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/andreas-tews-1.html Profile]
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