Manfred Homberg Explained

Manfred Homberg (15 July 1933  - 12 August 2010) was a German boxer.

Homberg had an outstanding amateur career. He was a German champion in the Flyweight class (1958 and 1959), and the Bantamweight class (1961).[1] He won twice the gold medal in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, at Prague 1957[2] and Lucerne 1959.[3] At the 1960 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the flyweight class.[4]

In the period of 1952–1962, he was on the German national team 19 times (won 17, lost 1, drawn 1).[5] He died in Düsseldorf in August 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Germany1949_1989FRG.
  2. Web site: European Championships1957.
  3. Web site: 13.European Championships - Luzern, Switzerland - May 24-31 1959.
  4. Web site: 17.Olympic Games - Rome - 1960.
  5. http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/DualsLeague/duals_index.html International duals results