Franz Dorfer
Franz Dorfer (20 May 1950 – 8 January 2012) was an Austrian boxer. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 1975 European Championships and competed at the 1976 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout, to Iranian boxer Mohamed Azarhazin.[1] After the Olympics he turned professional and fought 36 bouts between 1977 and 1986, winning 23.[3]
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Dorfer (left) versus Iranian Mohammad Azarhazin at the 1976 Olympics | |||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Light middleweight | ||||||||||
Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||
Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||
Born | Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria[1] | 20 May 1950||||||||||
Died | 8 January 2012 61)[2] Mödling, Austria[1] | (aged||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||
Total fights | 36 | ||||||||||
Wins | 23 | ||||||||||
Wins by KO | 19 | ||||||||||
Losses | 11 | ||||||||||
Draws | 2 | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Dorfer was born in a family of farmers, and was trained as a cheesemaker in his youth. Later he completed his military service in Sankt Pölten, graduated from a police school in Mödling, and worked in Vösendorf, near Vienna. There he joined the boxing club BC Schwarz Weiß in 1972, and won the Austrian light-middleweight amateur title in 1973–76. He died aged 61 after a long illness and was survived by his wife and two daughters.[1]
References
- "Franz Dorfer". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
- "Österreichs letzter EM-Medaillengewinner Dorfer gestorben". kleinezeitung.at. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- Franz Dorfer. boxrec.com