René Weller

René Weller (21 November 1953 – 22 August 2023) was a German boxer. He competed for West Germany in the men's featherweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, defeating Serge Thomas of France before losing to Gheorghe Ciochina of Romania.[1] He was also most likely to become a West German representative at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but the West German government participation in the Olympics boycott caused Weller and the rest of the Olympic squad to miss the event. Weller died on 22 August 2023, at the age of 69 after suffering from dementia.[2]

René Weller
Weller in 2009
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1953-11-21)21 November 1953
Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Died22 August 2023(2023-08-22) (aged 69)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men’s amateur boxing
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Belgrade Lightweight
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1979 New York Lightweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Halle Lightweight
Silver medal – second place 1979 Cologne Lightweight

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "René Weller Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. "Boxen: Früherer Box-Europameister René Weller ist tot" [Boxing: Former European boxing champion René Weller is dead]. Zeit (in German). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.


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