Torsten Schmitz Explained
Torsten Schmitz (born 26 August 1964 in Crivitz) is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight class. He represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215–35.
Amateur highlights
- 1982 Junior European Champion at Welterweight in Schwerin, Germany
- 1984 1st place at the Friendship Games in Havana, Cuba as a Welterweight
- Defeated Khaidavyn Gantulga (Mongolia) RSCI 3
- Defeated Luis Garcia (Venezuela) PTS (5-0)
- Defeated Jose Luis Hernandez (Cuba) PTS (4-1)
- 1985 competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Welterweight
- Defeated Jacek Olejniczak (Poland) PTS (4-1)
- Lost to Borislav Abadzhiev (Bulgaria) PTS (2-3)
- 1986 3rd place at World Championships in Reno, United States as a Welterweight
- 1988 competed at the Seoul Olympics as a Light Middleweight
- 1989 2nd place as a Light Middleweight at the World Championships in Moscow, USSR
- Defeated Fikret Kaman (Turkey) PTS (13-9)
- Defeated Laszlo Gal (Hungary) PTS (18-9)
- Defeated Erik Bredler (Sweden) PTS (14-6)
- Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt) PTS (15-2)
- Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (8-19)
- 1990 2nd place at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, USA
- 1991 3rd place as a Light Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia
- 1991 2nd place at European Championships in Gothenborg, Sweden
Trainer
Since 1996 Schmitz is working as coach for Universum Box-Promotion. Trained/Trains Regina Halmich, Bert Schenk, Armand Krajnc, Luan Krasniqi, Michael Trabant, and Alesia Graf.
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