Manfred Zielonka

Manfred Zielonka medal table
boxer
Federal Republic of Germany
Olympic games
bronze	1984 Los Angeles	Semi-middle
World Championship
bronze	1982 Munich	Semi-middle
CISM Military World Championship
silver	1983 Bangkok	Semi-middle

Manfred Zielonka (born January 24, 1960 in Kreuzthal near Opole / Upper Silesia ) is a former German boxer . He won a bronze medal in welterweight and light middleweight at the world championships for amateurs in 1982 in Munich and at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles .

Career

Zielonka came to Düren with his parents in 1967 as a repatriate of the German minority in Poland . As a teenager he played handball there for several years before he found boxing. He became a member of the Düren boxing ring , where he was trained by Lambert Schulze, Ernst Müller and Heinz Jäger. One of his training partners was Ernst Müller . He later moved to Ringfrei Mülheim . Zielonka learned the trade of a car mechanic, but then went to the better training opportunities as a regular soldier in the armed forces , where Siegfried Schneider became his trainer. The 1.78 meter tall athlete initially boxed in the welterweight division and switched to the light middleweight division in 1983 (weight classes up to 67 or 71 kg body weight).

In 1980, Zielonka was a clear win on points (5: 0) over Michael Kopzog from BC Gelsenkirchen -Erle German welterweight champion. He started this year at the CISM military world championship in Jacksonville / USA , but was eliminated from the welterweight division in the quarterfinals by losing points against Koudio Kouassi from Ivory Coast and finished in 5th place.

In 1982, Zielonka lost in the quarterfinals of the German championship against Fritz Herrmann from BC Gunzenhausen . However, with a 3rd place at the Chemistry Cup in Halle (Saale), he won the right to start the World Championship in Munich . In Munich he was in excellent shape and defeated in the welterweight division Miguel Narvares from Puerto Rico (5-0), Peter Wanyoke, Kenya (3-2) and Czeslaw Kapalka from Poland (4-1) on points. In the semifinals he met Mark Breland , USA , probably the best boxer of the entire world championship and lost to this after a good fight on points (0: 5). He won a World Cup bronze medal with it . In 1982 he was also voted boxer of the year by the readers of the specialist boxing body .

Zielonka had very bad luck at the German championship in 1983, because he had to be taken out of the fight in the final fight of the light middleweight division against Gerhard Standschuß from BC Norden due to an injury in the first round. In the CISM Military World Championship in Bangkok but he battled with point victories over Sundy Paito from Uganda and Mauro Galvano, Italy and a brief point defeat in the final against Boonthun Silakorn from Thailand (2: 3 judges votes) a silver medal .

In 1984, Zielonka could not take part in the German championships because of an injury. At the 4th Intercup in Karlsruhe he then proved his good form with a 2nd place. He was only defeated in Karlsruhe in the final against Ángel Espinosa from Cuba on points. He won a starting place in the German team at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles . There he won over Ambrose Mlilo from Zimbabwe (4: 1), Gustavo Ollo from Argentina (5: 0) and Gnohery Sery, IVC (5: 0) on points, but suffered an injury in this fight that prevented him from doing so to fight against Frank Tate of the United States for entry into the final. But at least he won an Olympic bronze medal.

1985 Zielonka won the Intercup in Sindelfingen . In the final he defeated Michail Tachow from Bulgaria on points. At the European Championships in Copenhagen he was then defeated in the round of 16 against the same boxer and only came in 9th place. At the German championship in 1985 he started in the middleweight division. He made it to the final, but lost to Sven Ottke from Spandauer BC on points.

Then he ended his career and devoted himself to his professional advancement as an employee of the city of Düren.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1981	2.	Acropolis tournament in Athens	Welter	after winning points over Santana, Spain and Iakovidis, Greece and a point defeat against Sousa, Morocco
1981	3.	Intern. Tournament in Würzburg	Welter
1981	5.	Intercup in Münster	Welter	after a point victory over Enguchu, Egypt and a point defeat against Lomski, Bulgaria
1981	5.	CISM military world championships in Jacksonville / USA	Welter	after a point victory over Muhammad Qadir, Pakistan and a point defeat against Koudis Konassi, Ivory Coast
1982	3.	Chemistry Cup in Halle (Saale)	Welter	after a point defeat in the semifinals against Karl-Heinz Krüger , GDR (1: 4)
1982	3.	World Cup in Munich	Welter	after winning points over Miguel Narvarez, Puerto Rico (5: 0), Peter Wanyoke, Kenya (3: 2) and Czeslaw Kapalka , Poland (4: 1) and a point defeat against Mark Breland , USA (0: 5)
1983	5.	Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem	Semi-middle	after losing points to Akulow, USSR
1983	2.	Intercup in Berlin	Semi-middle	after a demolition win in the 3rd round over Yilmaz, Turkey and a point defeat against Graciano Rocchigiani , Germany
1983	2.	CISM Military World Cup in Bangkok	Semi-middle	after winning points over Sundy Paito, Uganda and Mauro Galvano, Italy and a point defeat (2: 3) against Boonthun Silakorn, Thailand
1984	5.	Tournament in Venice	Semi-middle	after a point victory over Marco Gomez, Cuba and a point defeat against Ayed, Sweden
1984	5.	Chemistry Cup in Halle (Saale)	Semi-middle	after a point victory over Viktor Scherjew, Russia and a point defeat against Eike Walter, GDR
1984	2.	Intercup in Karlsruhe	Semi-middle	after winning points over Candas, Turkey (5: 0) and d'Antignac, USA (4: 1) and a point defeat against Ángel Espinosa , Cuba (0: 5)
1984	3.	OS in Los Angeles	Semi-middle	after winning points over Ambrose Mlilo, Zimbabwe (4: 1), Gustavo Ollo, Argentina (5: 0) and Gnohery Sery, IVC (5: 0) and a defeat without a fight against Frank Tate , USA
1985	1.	Intercup in Sindelfingen	Semi-middle	after winning points over Douris, Greece and Michail Tachow, Bulgaria and Norbert Nieroba , Germany
1985	9.	EM in Copenhagen	Semi-middle	after a point victory over Esa Hukkanen, Finland and a point defeat against Michail Tachow

International battles

year	place	encounter	Weight class	Result
1982	Berlin	Germany versus Italy	Welter	Point defeat against Romolo Casamonica
1982	Torment	Germany versus Denmark	Welter	Demolition victory in the 2nd round over Toni Fastnig
1982	Vejle	Denmark versus Germany	Semi-middle	Points victory over Boris Serafimowski
1983	Hanover	Germany versus Poland	Welter	Points victory over Andrzej Krysiak
1983	Hull	England versus Germany	Semi-middle	Point loss to Rod Douglas
1983	Wilmington, Delaware	USA versus Germany	Semi-middle	Demolition victory in the 3rd round over LC Robinson
1984	Děčín	ČSSR against Germany	Semi-middle	Points victory over Michael Franek
1984	Must	ČSSR against Germany	Semi-middle	Points victory over Michael Franek

German championships

year	space	Weight class	Result
1981	1.	Welter	after winning points in the final over Michael Kopzog , BC Gelsenkirchen- Erle
1982	5.	Welter	after losing points in the quarterfinals against Fritz Herrmann, BC Gunzenhausen
1983	2.	Semi-middle	after aborted defeat in the 1st round (injury) against Gerhard Standschuß, BC North
1985	2.	medium	after losing points to Sven Ottke , Spandauer BC

Explanations

• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championships, EM = European Championships
• Welter weight, up to 67 kg, medium weight, up to 71 kg and average weight, up to 75 kg body weight

swell

• Box Sport magazine
• Website "www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl"