Dieter Kottysch Explained

Birth Place:	Gleiwitz, Germany
Death Date:	^[1]
Death Place:	Hamburg, Germany
Height:	176 cm
Weight:	70 kg
Sport:	Boxing
Club:	BC Sportmann, Hamburg
Show-Medals:	yes

Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943  - 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch, a West German welterweight boxer who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic tournament:

• Round of 64: defeated Mauri Saarivainio (Finland) referee stopped contest
• Round of 32: lost to Vladimir Musalimov (Soviet Union) by decision, 0-5

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch who competed as a light middleweight boxer for West Germany at the 1972 Olympic tournament in Munich:

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: defeated Bonifaciio Avila (Colombia) with a second-round technical knockout
• Round of 16: defeated Evengelos Oikonomakos (Greece) on points, 5-0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Mohamed Majeri (Tunisia) on points, 5-0
• Semifinal: defeated Alan Minter (Great Britain) on points, 3-2
• Final: defeated Wieslaw Rudkowski (Poland) on points, 3-2 (won gold medal)

Notes and References

1. http://www.focus.de/regional/hamburg/boxen-box-olympiasieger-dieter-kottysch-gestorben_id_6927089.html Dieter Kottysch's obituary