- Herbert Runge
Herbert Runge (
January 13 ,1913 –March 11 ,1986 ) was a German boxer who competed in the1936 Summer Olympics .He was born in
Elberfeld and died inWuppertal .Amateur career
Runge was an eight time German amateur heavyweight champion 1935-1943. He won the European amateur championship silver medal 1934 and 1937 and the bronze medal in 1939.
Olympics
In 1936 he won the gold medal in the heavyweight class after winning the final against
Guillermo Lovell .His results were:
*1st round bye
*Defeated Kuss (Czechoslovakia) KO 1
*Defeated Stuart (Great Britain) points
*DefeatedFerenc Nagy (Hungary) walk-over, due to injuries
*DefeatedGuillermo Lovell (Argentina) pointsPro career
Runge had an unsuccessful pro career that spanned from 1946-1949 in which he won 5, lost 14, drawn 5.
References
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RUNGEHER01 profile]
* [http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=063894 Fight Record]
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