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Jürgen Fanghänel

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Jürgen Fanghänel
Fanghänel fighting at the 1980 Olympic Eliminator
Personal information
Full nameJürgen Fanghänel
Nationality East Germany
Born (1951-08-01) 1 August 1951 (age 73)
Limbach-Oberfrohna, East Germany
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classHeavyweight
ClubSportclub Karl-Marx-Stadt
Sport Gemeinschaft Wismut Gera
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Munich Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Belgrade Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Halle

Heavyweight

Bronze medal – third place 1979 Cologne Super Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1981 Tampere Heavyweight

Jürgen Fanghänel (born 1 August 1951) is a retired East German amateur boxer, who competed in 1970s and 1980s.

Career

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Fanghänel won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semifinals by Pyotr Zayev of the Soviet Union. Two years earlier he also captured the bronze medal, at the second World Championships in Belgrade. In 1982 he ended up second at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany.

Olympic results

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1972 – Munich

1976 – Montreal

  • Round of 32: Lost to Viktor Ivanov (Soviet Union) by decision, 2–3

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1980 – Moscow

  • Round of 16: Defeated Luis Castillo (Ecuador) by decision, 4–1
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Petar Stoimenov (Bulgaria) referee stopped contest in second round
  • Semifinal: Lost to Pyotr Zayev (Soviet Union) by decision, 0–5 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jürgen Fanghänel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.