Franz Dorfer

Franz Dorfer
Dorfer (left) versus Iranian Mohammad Azarhazin at the 1976 Olympics
Born	(1950-05-20)20 May 1950 Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
Died	8 January 2012(2012-01-08) (aged 61) Mödling, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	23
Wins by KO	19
Losses	11
Draws	2
Medal record Representing Austria European Amateur Championships 1975 Katowice -71 kg

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. After the Olympics he turned professional and fought 36 bouts between 1977 and 1986, winning 23.

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.