René Weller
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1953 Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 August 2023 (aged 69) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- René Weller at BoxRec (registration required)
- René Weller at Olympedia
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