Karl-Heinz Krüger

Karl-Heinz Krüger (born 25 December 1953) is a retired boxer who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Andrés Aldama of Cuba.^[1] Two years earlier he also captured the bronze, at the second World Championships in Belgrade.

Karl-Heinz Krüger

Krüger in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Karl-Heinz Krüger
Nationality	East Germany
Born	(1953-12-25) 25 December 1953 (age 71) Templin, East Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Welterweight
Club	ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Welterweight World Amateur Championships 1978 Belgrade Light welterweight European Amateur Championships 1977 Halle Welterweight 1979 Cologne Light Welterweight 1981 Tampere Welterweight

Olympic results

• Defeated Mohamed Ali El-Dahan (Syria) 5–0
• Defeated Lucas Msomba (Tanzania) 5–0
• Defeated Joseph Frost (Great Britain) 5–0
• Lost to Andrés Aldama (Cuba) 0–5