Andreas Tews
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Andreas Tews was a German
amateur boxer
. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
and the Featherweight Gold medal
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
.
Tews never boxed professionally and is currently a trainer at Gymnasium Rahlstedt in Hamburg, Germany.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
amateur boxer
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
and the Featherweight Gold medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
.
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:
- Defeated Wang Welping (China) PTS (5-0)
- Defeated Janos VaradiJános VáradiJános Váradi was a Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also captured the silver medals at the 1987 and 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-Professional career:Váradi turned pro in 1990 and retired shortly thereafter, in 1991...
(Hungary) PTS (5-0) - Defeated Benaissa Abed (Algeria) PTS (5-0)
- Defeated Mario Gonzalez (Mexico) PTS (5-0)
- Lost to Kim Kwang-SunKim Kwang-SunKim Kwang-Sun is a retired South Korean boxer.-Amateur career:Kim won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
(South Korea) PTS (1-4)
- 1992 won the gold medal representing Germany as a Featherweight at the Barcelona Olympics:
- Defeated Kirkor KirkorovKirkor KirkorovKirkor Kirkorov is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Featherweight Division by Germany's eventual bronze medalist Andreas Tews.Kirkorov also competed at the 1988...
(Bulgaria) PTS (9-5) - Defeated Djamel LifaDjamel LifaDjamel Lifa is a retired boxer from France, who competed in the Lightweight division.-Amateur career:...
(France) PTS (9-4) - Defeated Park Duk-KyuPark Duk-KyuPark Duk-Kyu is a former South Korean amateur boxer.-Results:1991 World Championships1992 Summer Olympics-External links:*...
(South Korea) PTS (17-7) - Defeated Hocine SoltaniHocine SoltaniHocine Soltani was a boxer from Algeria, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992 he placed third in the featherweight division , and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in lightweight....
(Algeria) PTS (11-1) - Defeated Faustino ReyesFaustino ReyesFaustino Reyes López is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
(Spain) PTS (16-7)
- Defeated Kirkor Kirkorov
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 the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships1987 European Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Torino, Italy from May 28 to June 7. The 27th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 178 fighters from 25 countries participating.-Medal winners:-Medal...
- Bronze medal at the 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships1991 European Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden from May 7 to 12. The 29th edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 191 fighters from 26 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal winners...