Herbert Runge
Encyclopedia
Herbert Runge was a German
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Elberfeld
and died in Wuppertal
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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...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born in Elberfeld
Elberfeld
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.-History:The first official mentioning of the geographic area on the banks of today's Wupper River as "elverfelde" was in a document of 1161...
and died in Wuppertal
Wuppertal
Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land...
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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 1939.1936 Olympic Games
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Rudolf KusRudolf KusRudolf Kus was a Czechoslovak boxer who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Zábřeh, Austro-Hungarian Empire and died in Bratislava....
(Czechoslovakia) KO 1 - Defeated Vincent StuartVincent StuartVincent Anthony Stuart was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics...
(Great Britain) points - Defeated Ferenc NagyFerenc NagyFerenc Nagy was a Hungarian politician of the Smallholders Party. He was a Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary from 29 November 1945 to 5 February 1946 and a member of the High National Council from 7 December 1945 to 2 February 1946.Later he served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 4...
(Hungary) walk-over, due to injuries - Defeated Guillermo LovellGuillermo LovellGuillermo José Lovell was a boxer Argentine heavyweight, who won the silver medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.-Silver Medal in 1936:Guillermo Lovell, aged 18, won the silver medal in the heavyweight category at the 1936 Berlin Olympics...
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