Manfred Wolke

Manfred Wolke (born 14 January 1943 in Babelsberg, Brandenburg) is a German former welterweight boxer. He was a member of the Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder.

Manfred Wolke

Wolke in 1983
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Rome Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 1971 Madrid Welterweight

Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Wolke defeated Joseph Bessala of Cameroon on a 4-1 decision in the final. In 1972 he was knocked out by Cuba's Emilio Correa and didn't win a medal.

After his boxing career ended, Wolke became a trainer, most notably working with 1990s Heavyweight contender Axel Schulz and Henry Maske, and most recently with Francesco Pianeta.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of Manfred Wolke, a welterweight boxer from East Germany who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: defeated Andres Molina (Cuba) by decision, 4-1
  • Round of 16: defeated Expedito Arrais (Brazil) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Celal Sandal (Turkey) by decision, 4-1
  • Semifinal: defeated Vladimir Musalinov (Soviet Union) by decision, 3-2
  • Final: defeated Joseph Bessala (Cameroon) by decision, 4-1 (won gold medal)

References
  • Olympic DB at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 February 2007)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Wolke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  • {{|url= http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships1971.html}}


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