Günther Meier
Günther Meier (born July 26, 1941 in Nuremberg ) is a former German boxer . He was the winner of the bronze medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the light middleweight division and European amateurs champion in 1969 in Bucharest in the welterweight division .
Career
Günther Meier started boxing as a teenager at BC Nürnberg-West . In 1959 he became the German lightweight junior champion and thus proved his great talent. The way to the top among senior citizens in the Federal Republic of Germany and Europe was difficult, even for such a gifted talent as Günther Meier, because in addition to his boxer career, he was always concerned about his professional advancement. He joined the armed forces and became a paratrooper. He was stationed in Altenstadt near Schongau and started for the boxing ring Peiting .
In 1962 and 1963 he was Bavarian champion in the senior middleweight division and in 1965 he won the German championship title for the first time, which was to be followed by four more by 1972. In 1967 and 1969 he was German runner-up.
He made his debut at international boxing championships in 1968 at the Olympic Games in Mexico City. After all, he was already 27 years old. Günther Meier convinced in Mexico City and won the light middleweight division on points over Horacio Barquez from Chile , Stephen Thega from Kenya and David Jackson from the USA . In the semifinals he met the high favorite in this weight class Boris Lagutin from the Soviet Union . He fought this one courageous fight, so that one of the judges even saw him as the winner. Boris Lagutin received the 4-1 point victory of the judges. Günther Meier had won a bronze medal .
Günther Meier started in the welterweight division at the European Championships in Bucharest in 1969 . He was there in the shape of his life and won over Emilian Fougart from Belgium by techn. KO in the 2nd round, via Evangelos Ikonomakos from Greece and Vladimir Musalimow from the USSR on points and in the final also beat the Romanian local hero Viktor Silbermann safely on points. The European title was the reward for that.
At the end of his career, Günther Meier competed at the Olympic Games in Munich . There he won over Jeff Rackley from New Zealand and Sangnual Rabieb from Thailand on points. In the quarter-finals he met Cuban Emilio Correa , who was awarded a 3-2 point win over Günther Meier. As a result, Günther Meier went empty-handed in Munich, although he was probably the second best boxer of the welterweight tournament after the later Olympic champion Emilio Correa.
He was victorious in all 14 international matches that Günther Meier fought.
After the Olympic Games in Munich, Günther Meier ended his boxer career. He then worked as a volunteer boxing trainer for a few years.
International success
(OS = Olympic Games, EM = European Championship, We = welterweight, Hm = light middleweight, back then up to 67 kg or 71 kg body weight)
| year | space | competition | Weight class | |
| 1968 | bronze | OS in Mexico City | Semi-middle | behind Boris Lagutin , USSR a . Rolando Garbey , Cuba , together with John Baldwin , USA |
| 1969 | 1. | EM in Bucharest | Welter | before Viktor Silbermann , Romania , Wladimir Musalimow , USSR a. Ivan Kirkajow, Bulgaria |
| 1972 | 5. | OS in Munich | Welter | behind Emilio Correa , Cuba, János Kajdi , Hungary , Dick Tiger Murunga, Kenya u. Jesse Valdez , USA |
German championships
(Final results, if known)
| year | space | Weight class | |
| 1965 | 1. | Semi-middle | Points winner over Gerhard Piaskowy , Berlin |
| 1966 | 1. | Semi-middle | Points winner over Hein Mück , Siegburg |
| 1968 | 1. | Semi-middle | Points winner over Reinhard Skricek , Buer |
| 1969 | 2. | Welter | Disq. Defeat 3rd round against Wolfgang Fiedler, Salzgitter |
| 1970 | 1. | Welter | |
| 1972 | 1. | Welter |
International battles
| year | place | Enemy country | Weight class | |
| 1963 | Neumunster | Austria | Welter | Points winner over Jöchtl |
| 1965 | Vichy | France | Semi-middle | Points winner over Thomas |
| 1965 | Hamburg | Romania | Semi-middle | Points winner over Dobre |
| 1966 | Berlin | United States | Semi-middle | Points winner over Howard |
| 1966 | Hanover | Hungary | Semi-middle | Points winner over Szabo |
| 1966 | Boeblingen | France | Semi-middle | Points winner over Cotot |
| 1968 | Dublin | Ireland | Semi-middle | Points winner over Eamon McCusker |
| 1968 | Hanover | United States | Semi-middle | Points winner over William Beeler |
| 1969 | Lahr | France | Welter | Points winner over Clerget |
| 1969 | Milwaukee | United States | Welter | Points winner over Larry Carlisle |
| 1970 | Cologne | Poland | Welter | Points winner over Zbigniew Zakrzewski |
| 1970 | Goeppingen | Scotland | Semi-middle | Points winner over Crockett |
| 1971 | Viareggio | Italy | Welter | Points winner over Damiano Lassandro |
| 1972 | Hanover | Yugoslavia | Welter | Points winner over Jovan Djakula |
swell
- Box Sport magazine from 1959 to 1972,
- Box Almanach 1920 - 1980 , published by the German Amateur Boxing Association, 1980,
- Website "www.sport-komplett.de"
Web links
- Günther Meier in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meier, Günther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |