Horst Adolf Stump (9 January 1944 – November 2018), also known as Horst Stumpf or Horst Stumf, was a Romanian amateur boxer in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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| Full name | Horst Adolf Stump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1944 Sibiu, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2018 (aged 74) Popești-Leordeni, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Steaua București, Metalul București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editStump was born on 9 January 1944 in Sibiu, the 9th child of a Transylvanian Saxon family.[1] His parents were killed by Russians during World War II, shortly after his birth, and Stump was raised together with his brothers by his grandparents.[1][2]
Boxing career
editHe reached four Romanian amateur boxing championship finals, winning one in 1970 against Alec Năstac and losing the other three, two to Năstac and one to Ion Covaci.[1][3] He won a bronze medal at the 1971 European Amateur Boxing Championships from Madrid, defeating Antonio dos Santos and Harald Skog before losing in the semi-finals to Mate Parlov.[1][2][4] In 1972, Stump participated at the first edition of the Golden belt international tournament, organized by Romania, reaching the final where he lost in front of Gilberto Carrillo.[4][5]
After boxing
editAfter his boxing career, Stump struggled with alcoholism and served several prison sentences after being involved in fights.[1][6] In 1977, Stump was used by Romania's Securitate to terrorize Paul Goma, a dissident and leading opponent of the communist regime.[1][6][7] In March 1977, Stump was sent to Goma's home on three occasions in order to assault him. Goma mentioned the events in three of his books: "Scrisuri I" (Writings I), "Culorile Curcubeului" (The colors of the rainbow) and "Infarct" (Stroke).[1][6][7][8][9] In April 1977, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse wrote about the incident and United States president, Jimmy Carter showed his concern for Goma.[1] According to former Securitate general Ion Mihai Pacepa's book "Orizonturi roșii" (Red horizons), Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, who wanted to foster a good relationship with Carter sent someone to lie to Carter about the "Goma problem", but that person told Carter the truth in codified language.[1] Following this, Stump was sent once again to assault Goma, Pacepa saying in his book that the following day the Deputy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Nicolae Pleșiță described to him in detail how Stump had beaten Goma.[1][6][8][9] Pacepa also says in his book that Ceaușescu asked for Stump to be disguised as a street sweeper in order to catch and assault a foreign diplomat who had refused to spy for Romania.[1][8][9]
Horst Stump died in November 2018 in Popești-Leordeni, after spending the last years of his life struggling with poverty and living in a shipping container.[1][2][7][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "REPORTAJ EXCLUSIV Horst Adolf Stumpf a murit la 74 ani. Gazeta e singurul ziar care a povestit cu boxerul torționar care îl teroriza pe scriitorul Paul Goma" [EXCLUSIVE REPORT Horst Adolf Stumpf died at the age of 74. Gazeta is the only newspaper that talked about the torture boxer who terrorized the writer Paul Goma] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Boxerul torţionar a murit într-o mizerie cruntă. În anii 70 bătea "duşmanii de clasă" la îndemnul Securităţii" [The torturer boxer died in a cruel mess. In the 1970s, he defeated "class enemies" at the urging of the Securitate] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Romanian National Championships". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b Boxing record for Horst Stump from BoxRec (registration required)
- ^ "1972 Golden Belt Tournament". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Povestea campionului naţional de box utilizat de Securitate pentru a-i "înmuia" oasele lui Paul Goma: "De la Ceauşescu a început totul, mă ştia! Am stat în celulă şi cu Giovanni Becali, ăla era cu bişniţa!"" [The story of the national boxing champion used by the Securitate to "soften" Paul Goma's bones: "Everything started from Ceausescu, he knew me! I was in the cell with Giovanni Becali, he was with scalping!"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Boxerul torționar a murit într-o mizerie cruntă. În anii 70 bătea "dușmanii de clasă" la îndemnul Securității" [The torturer boxer died in a cruel mess. In the 1970s, he beat "class enemies" at the urging of the Securitate] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Boxerul pe care securiştii îl trimiteau să-l bată crunt pe Paul Goma, chiar la el acasă: "Ceauşescu îmi ordona mereu când să mă duc să fac balamuc!"" [The boxer that the Securitate sent to beat Paul Goma severely, right at his home: "Ceausescu always ordered me when to go and make a mess!"] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Un fost campion național, găsit mort în condiții mizere" [A former national champion, found dead in miserable conditions] (in Romanian). A1.ro. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Horst Stump from BoxRec (registration required)