Torsten Schmitz

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Torsten Schmitz
Light Middleweight
ClubSchweriner SC, Schwerin
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
World Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Moscow Light Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Reno Welterweight
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Havana Welterweight
Representing  Germany
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Sydney Light Middleweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Gothenburg Light Middleweight

Torsten Schmitz (born 26 August 1964 in

Light Middleweight class. He represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics
.

Amateur career

Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215–35.

Amateur highlights

  • 1982 Junior European Champion at Welterweight in Schwerin, Germany
  • 1984 1st place at the Friendship Games in Havana, Cuba as a Welterweight
  • 1985 competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Welterweight
  • 1986 3rd place at World Championships in Reno, United States as a Welterweight
    • Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (4-1)
    • Defeated
      Kim Dong-Kil
      (South Korea) PTS (5-0)
    • Defeated
      Israel Akopkokhyan
      (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)
    • Lost to Candelario Duvergel (Cuba) PTS (2-3)
  • 1988 competed at the Seoul Olympics as a Light Middleweight
  • 1989 2nd place as a Light Middleweight at the World Championships in Moscow, USSR
  • 1990 2nd place at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, USA
    • Defeated Chris Byrd (USA) PTS (3-2)
    • Defeated
      Alexander Lebziak
      (Soviet Union) PTS (4-1)
    • Lost to
      Israel Akopkokhyan
      (Soviet Union) PTS (2-3)
  • 1991 3rd place as a Light Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia
  • 1991 2nd place at European Championships in Gothenborg, Sweden
    • Lost the final to
      Israel Akopkokhyan
      (Soviet Union)

Trainer

Since 1996 Schmitz is working as coach for Universum Box-Promotion. Trained/Trains Regina Halmich, Bert Schenk, Armand Krajnc, Luan Krasniqi, Michael Trabant, and Alesia Graf.

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