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Andreas Zülow

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Andreas Zülow
Andreas Zülow (left) battling Japan's Noriyuki Imaoka
Personal information
Full nameAndreas Zülow
Nationality East Germany
Born (1965-10-23) October 23, 1965 (age 58)
Ludwigslust
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLightweight
ClubSchweriner SC, Schwerin
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Lightweight
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Moscow Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Reno Featherweight
Representing  Germany
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Gothenburg Light Welterweight

Andreas Zülow (born October 23, 1965 in Ludwigslust) was a boxer from East Germany who won a Lightweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. Two years earlier he already won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno.

Amateur career

Zülow had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a Record of 273 wins in 322 fights.

His highlights include:

  • East German Featherweight Champion 1984-1986, East German Lightweight Champion 1987-1989, German Light Welterweight Champion 1992
  • 1985 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary
  • 1986 3rd place as a Featherweight at the World Championships in Reno, United States.
  • 1987 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Torino, Italy
  • 1988 Lightweight Gold Medalist at the Seoul Olympics representing East Germany
  • 1989 2nd place as a Lightweight at the World Championships in Moscow, Soviet Union
  • 1990 competed as a Lightweight at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States
  • 1991 competed as a Light Welterweight at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia
  • 1991 2nd place as a Light Welterweight at the European Championships in Göteborg, Sweden.
  • 1992 competed as a Light Welterweight at the Barcelona Olympics representing Germany. Results were:
  • 1994 competed as a Light Welterweight at the Goodwill Games in Sankt Petersburg, Russia

References


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