Manfred Wolke

Manfred Wolke (14 January 1943 – 29 May 2024) was a German welterweight boxer. He was a member of the Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder.

Manfred Wolke
Wolke in 1983
Born	(1943-01-14)14 January 1943 Babelsberg, Gau March of Brandenburg, Germany
Died	29 May 2024(2024-05-29) (aged 81) Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing East Germany Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Welterweight European Amateur Championships 1967 Rome Welterweight 1971 Madrid Welterweight

Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Wolke defeated Joseph Bessala of Cameroon on a 4–1 decision in the final. In 1972 he was knocked out by Cuba's Emilio Correa and did not win a medal.

After his boxing career ended, Wolke became a trainer, most notably working with 1990s Heavyweight contender Axel Schulz and Henry Maske, and later with Francesco Pianeta.

Wolke died on 29 May 2024, at the age of 81.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of Manfred Wolke, a welterweight boxer from East Germany who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: defeated Andres Molina (Cuba) by decision, 4–1
• Round of 16: defeated Expedito Arrais (Brazil) by decision, 5–0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Celal Sandal (Turkey) by decision, 4–1
• Semifinal: defeated Vladimir Musalinov (Soviet Union) by decision, 3–2
• Final: defeated Joseph Bessala (Cameroon) by decision, 4–1 (won gold medal)

External links

• Olympic DB at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 February 2007)
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Wolke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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