Jan Quast

Jan Quast (born 9 January 1970 in Rostock) is a German former boxer who competed in the light flyweight (– 48 kg) division during the late 1980s, early 1990s.

Jan Quast
Quast in 1987
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1970-01-09) 9 January 1970
Rostock
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Light Flyweight
European Amateur Championships
Representing  East Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Athens Light Flyweight

Boxing career

As a junior he won a bronze medal at the 1987 World Junior Championships in Havana.[1]

He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won the bronze medal. In the semifinals he was stopped by Bulgaria's eventual runner-up Daniel Petrov. Quast also won the bronze medal at the 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Athens and was a participant in the next three Championships in 1991 in Gothenburg, 1993 in Bursa and in 1996 in Vejle. He also participated in five World Championships in 1989 in Moscow, 1991 in Sydney, 1993 in Tampere, 1995 in Berlin and 1997 in Budapest.

He won the Chemistry Cup international tournament in Halle in 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996.[2]

Olympic results

References
  1. "worldjuniorchamps1987". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. "Olympedia – Jan Quast". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 February 2023.


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