Günther Heidemann

Gunther Heidemann (* October 21, 1932 in Berlin, † March 15, 2010 ) was a German boxer. He was winner of a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki in the welterweight division.

Career

Gunther Heidemann began as a teenager in the Neukölln sports fans, a Berlin sports club with a strong Boxabteilung, which, inter alia, Harry Kurschat and later Oktay Urkal belonged, with the boxes. In 1950, he was 18 years old the first time Berlin champion at lightweight. This title he also won in 1951, 1952, 1954 and 1955 in the light welterweight and welterweight weight classes.

In 1951, Gunther Heidemann German vice champion in the light welterweight division. He was defeated in the final battle of the champions Herbert Schilling from Zeilsheim. In 1952, he then won his first German championship title. He defeated in the final of the Neckarsulm Heinrich Rienhardt clear on points. In an additional Olympic qualifying he defeated then Rienhardt again on points and had thus won the ticket for the Olympic Games in Helsinki.

At the Olympic Games Günther Heidemann won welterweight in the preliminary round with a 2:1 vote on Pál Budai from Hungary, defeated in the second round Nicolae Linca from Romania by KO in the 1st round and defeated in the quarterfinals Dutchman Nicolaas Linneman unanimous decision. In the semifinals, he suffered from the German -born Poland Zygmunt Chychła a narrow 2-1 point defeat. Chychła won the next battle by defeating the Soviet athlete Sergei Tscherbakow the gold medal. For Gunther Heidemann winning the bronze medal was also a great success.

In 1953 Gunther Heidemann also at the European Championships in Warsaw. In welterweight, he won in the second round on Döri, Hungary on points, but lost in the quarter-finals again against Zygmunt Chychła and remained so without a medal.

At the German Championships of 1953 and 1954 Gunther Heidemann was not at the start. In 1955 he was at welterweight for the second time German champion. He won it in the semifinals on Fimpel from Kempten and in the final against Manfred hatred Misburg. The European Championship took place in 1955 in Berlin. Gunther Heidemann had big plans in his home town of course and won his first fight against Joseph Kaczorowski from the GDR, which turned out to be a very strong opponent, just on points. In the next fight he met the Englishman Nick Gargano, who was considered a blank slate. All the more surprising was for Günther Heidemann then the point defeat against Gargano and thus the exit from the tournament without winning a medal. Gargano was also European champion later.

Gunther Heidemann denied following countries Battles:

  • April 27, 1952 in Dortmund, Germany on Iran, task winner in the second round of Isabek,
  • May 1, 1953 in Essen, Germany against Spain, point winner over Soler,
  • August 28, 1953 in Wiesbaden, West Germany against Italy, point winner over Sacomini,
  • September 26, 1953 in Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany against England, techn. KO - 2 winner over Thurgood,
  • October 11, 1953 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia against BRD, point defeat against Keler,
  • December 5, 1953 in Würzburg, Germany to Finland, point winner over Malmikoski,
  • April 28, 1954 in Milan, Italy against Germany, point winner over Bolanto,
  • 28 September 1954 in Karlsruhe, Germany against Yugoslavia, point winner over Nikolic,
  • April 24, 1955 in Saint- Nazaire, France against Germany, point defeat against Hyppolit Annex

As early as 1956 ended Gunther Heidemann, of the bricklayer by profession, his boxer 's career. Professional boxer, he has never been. He turned his club, the Neukölln sports fans, but for many years as a trainer.

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