Rupert Koenig
Rupert Konrad König (born April 3, 1937 in Berchtesgaden ) is a former Austrian light welterweight amateur boxer. He was nine times Austrian champion and won two bronze medals at European championships. He was also a participant in two Summer Olympics.
Boxing career
From 1957 to 1964, he was Austrian light welterweight champion eight times in a row, and Austrian welterweight champion in 1965. With nine national championship titles, he is the most successful boxer in Austria after Manfred Dimter (14 titles) and Jürgen König (11 titles).
At the 13th European Championships in 1959 in Lucerne , he won against the Briton Danny O'Brien and the Finn Väinö Järvenpää, before losing in the semifinals to the 1956 Olympic champion and three-time European champion Vladimir Jengibarjan from the Soviet Union and winning the bronze medal.
At the 17th Summer Olympics in Rome in 1960 , he lost to the eventual Olympic champion Bohumil Němeček . At the 18th Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 1964 , he lost to the Romanian Iosif Mihalic.
He was also able to win the bronze medal at the 16th European Championship in Berlin in 1965 . He beat the 1956 lightweight Olympic champion Richard McTaggart and this time also the two-time Romanian Olympic participant Iosif Mihalic, before losing in the semifinals to three-time Danish champion Preben Rasmussen.
He was also a participant in the European Championships of 1957 in Prague , 1961 in Belgrade and 1963 in Moscow . In 1957 he won against the German Günther Gohlke, but then lost to the Yugoslav Ilija Lukić. In 1961 he defeated the GDR champion Werner Busse, but then lost to the 1960 Olympic champion Bohumil Němeček . In 1963 he lost to the Irish Jimmy McNeill in the first fight.
Others
After his active career, he became a national and national coach and also looked after young people who had committed criminal offenses.
His son Konrad König (* 1961) became eight times Austrian champion and was a participant in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Awards
Web links
- Rupert König in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- European Championship 1957 in Prague, Boxing Strefa
- European Championship 1959 in Lucerne, Boxing Strefa
- European Championship 1961 in Belgrade, Boxing-Strefa
- European Championship 1963 in Moscow, Boxing Strefa
- European Championship 1965 in Berlin, Boxing-Strefa
- 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Boxing Strefa
- 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Boxing Strefa
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | King, Rupert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | König, Rupert Konrad (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berchtesgaden |