Adolf Baumgarten

Adolf Baumgarten (born May 3, 1915 in Hamburg , † October 2, 1942 near Newel , Soviet Union ) was a German boxer .

Career

Adolf Baumgarten grew up in Hamburg and started boxing there as a teenager at SC "Heros" Hamburg . He developed quickly and from 1936 belonged to the elite of German amateur boxers. In 1936 he became German middleweight champion and defeated Loibl from Ulm in the final. He represented Germany at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin in the middleweight division . He came there to point wins over Alfred Fleury, Switzerland and Benito Totti, Italy, but lost in the quarterfinals against Henry Tiller from Norway. He finished 5th.

In 1937 Alfred Baumgarten was again German middleweight champion. In the final, he defeated the experienced Erich Campe from Berlin on points. At the European Championships in Milan in 1937, he played only one fight in the middleweight division. He lost in the quarterfinals against Gerhardus Dekkers from the Netherlands on points and thus again finished 5th.

In 1938 he was again German middleweight champion. As in 1937, he defeated Erich Campe on points in the final. On April 29, 1938, a selection tournament for a European team was held in Berlin, which should start in the United States. Adolf Baumgarten defeated Bruno Zorzone from Italy in the middleweight division on points. The comparative fights between the USA and Europe took place on May 18, 1938 in Chicago and on May 24, 1938 in Minneapolis . In Chicago, Adolf Baumgarten lost to Booker Beckwith by points, while he came to a knockout victory over Petrie in Minneapolis.

At the German championship in 1939, Adolf Baumgarten surprisingly had to admit defeat to the only seventeen year old Rudi Pepper from Dortmund. He was also eliminated early at the European Championships in Dublin in 1939. He lost on points in the round of 16 against Viljo Suhonen from Finland.

At the German championship in 1940, Adolf Baumgarten lost again in the middleweight finals against Rudi Pepper on points. The 1940 Olympic Games in Tokyo were canceled because of the Second World War.

In 1941 Adolf Baumgarten became German champion again. In the light heavyweight division, he defeated Herbert Kleinwächter from Berlin on points.

In 1942 European championships were held in Breslau , but not all European boxing associations were able to take part because of the Second World War. In order to achieve a corresponding number of participants, the participating nations were able to register two participants in each weight class. Germany was represented in the middleweight division by Adolf Baumgarten and Carl Schmidt . Adolf Baumgarten came to a point victory over Ferrucio Pellegrini, Italy, then won over Rudolf Szalay, Hungary by knockout in the 3rd round and defeated Allan Granelli from Sweden on points. In the final he lost to Karl Gustaf Norén from Sweden on points. After the Second World War, the AIBA withdrew the status of an official European championship from these European championships.

From June 7th to June 8th, 1942, an international boxing tournament took place in Rome, in which Adolf Baumgarten also took part. He won this tournament in his weight class with victories over Bertolo, Italy and Jaszai, Hungary. Immediately afterwards he was drafted into the Wehrmacht and died on October 2, 1942 on the Eastern Front near Newel.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1936	5.	OS in Berlin	medium	after winning points over Alfred Fleury, Switzerland and Benito Totti, Italy and losing points in the quarter-finals against Henry Tiller, Norway
1937	5.	EM in Milan	medium	after a point loss in the quarterfinals against Gerhardus Dekkers, Netherlands
1938	1.	Tournament to determine the European selection in Berlin	medium	after a point victory over Bruno Zorzenone, Italy
1939	9.	EM in Dublin	medium	after a point defeat in the round of 16 against Viljo Suhonen, Finland
1942	2.	Unofficial EM in Wroclaw	medium	after a point victory over Ferrucio Pellegrini, Italy, a knockout victory in the 3rd round over Rudolf Szalay, Hungary, a point victory over Allan Granelli, Sweden and a point defeat against Karl Gustaf Norén, Sweden

German championships

year	space	Weight class	Results
1936	1.	medium	with a point win in the final over Loibl, Ulm
1937	1.	medium	after winning points in the final over Erich Campe, Berlin
1938	1.	medium	after winning points in the final over Erich Campe
1939	2.	medium	after losing points in the final against Rudi Pepper, Dortmund
1940	2.	medium	after a point loss in the final against Rudi Pepper
1941	1.	Semi-difficult	after winning points in the final over Herbert Kleinwächter, Berlin

Country and other representation battles

date	place	encounter	Weight class	Result
December 14, 1936	Belfast	Ireland versus Germany	medium	Points victory over Boyd
February 14, 1937	Dortmund	Germany versus Poland	medium	Points victory over Pisarski
8/28/1937	Trieste	Italy versus Germany	medium	Points victory over Bonadio
December 10, 1937	Hamburg	Germany against Ireland	medium	Points victory over Coffey
December 16, 1937	London	England versus Germany	medium	Point defeat against Pack
May 18, 1938	Chicago	USA versus Europe	medium	Loss of points against Booker Beckwith
May 24, 1938	Minneapolis	USA versus Europe	medium	KO victory over Petrie
2.7.1938	Berlin	Germany versus England	medium	Points victory over AE Harrington
5.7.1938	Saarbrücken	German selection against England	medium	Points victory over AE Harrington
July 17, 1938	Duisburg	Germany versus Italy	medium	Points win over Ferrario
11/13/1938	Wroclaw	Germany versus Poland	medium	Points victory over Pisarski
11/22/1938	Charleroi	Belgium versus Germany	medium	Points victory over Haesendonck
January 20, 1939	Koenigsberg	Germany versus Finland	medium	Point defeat against Viljo Suhonen
January 28, 1939	Hamburg	Germany versus Sweden	medium	Points victory over Allan Granelli
January 11, 1940	Brno	Bohemia and Moravia versus Germany	medium	Points victory over Prosek
January 12, 1940	Pressburg	Slovakia versus Germany	medium	Knockout victory in the 2nd round over Köszegi
January 15, 1940	Batov / Zlin	Bohemia and Moravia versus Germany	medium	Points victory over Junasik
February 28, 1940	Dresden	Germany versus Italy	medium	Points win over Ferrario
3.8.1940	Klagenfurt	Germany versus Slovakia	Semi-difficult	Points win over Javorek
9/8/1940	Budapest	Hungary versus Germany	medium	Points victory over Jakits
10/20/1940	Helsinki	Finland versus Germany	Semi-difficult	Points victory over A. Lehtinen
1.12.1940	Milan	Italy versus Martin	Semi-difficult	Draw against Martin
8.2.1941	Passau	Germany versus Finland	Semi-difficult	Points victory over Purho
March 30, 1941	Koenigsberg	Germany versus Sweden	Semi-difficult	Point defeat against Per Eriksson
May 2, 1941	Pressburg	Slovakia versus Germany	Semi-difficult	Points victory over Kalaman
11/22/1941	Munich	Germany versus Denmark	Semi-difficult	Points victory over Christensen
4.5.1942	Rome	Italy versus Germany	Semi-difficult	Points victory over Spagnoli
5.5.1942	Rome	Germany versus Hungary	Semi-difficult	Points victory over Jaszai

Explanations

• OS = Olympic Games, EM = European Championship
• Middleweight, at that time weight class up to 72.6 kg, light heavyweight, up to 79.4 kg body weight

literature

• Box Sport magazine
• Boxing Almanac 1920–1980, published by the German Amateur Boxing Association, 1980

Web links

• Adolf Baumgarten in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Brief portrait from Sweden
• Sport-Komplett.de