Ostseepokal (boxes)
The Baltic Cup is a nationwide boxing tournament for young amateurs, which has been held annually since 1970. Today it is organized by the boxing association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and was organized in the past by several boxing clubs of the city of Stralsund.
The traditional tournament is considered to be the largest and most powerful junior tournament for age groups 13/14 in which, in addition to selected teams from various regional associations, individual fighters from German and foreign clubs take part.
Due to the high level of performance, the winners and those placed in the tournament often became German champions and former GDR or Spartakiade champions in the same year.
history
Originally held twice in Rostock as a trophy for the FDJ district administration, the Hanseatic city of Stralsund then became the venue for the tournament, which was renamed "Ostseepokal". Until 1989, the fighting and training for a week in spring took place mainly in the Devin youth hostel directly on the banks of the Strelasund as an open-air event.
For many years the main referee was the renowned AIBA referee Gustav Baumgardt , who u. a. also directed the heavyweight Olympic final in Seoul.
Known tournament winners
National, European and world champions as well as Olympic champions emerged from the more than 3000 participants, for example:
Dieter Berg , Jürgen Brähmer , René Breitbarth , Sebastian Sylvester , Andreas Tews , Michael Timm , Andreas Zülow .