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German boxer
Sebastian Köber (born 28 May 1979) is a German
boxer , who won the
Heavyweight bronze medal at the
2000 Summer Olympics in
Sydney, Australia . Three years later, at the
2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in
Bangkok , he once again finished in third place.
Amateur
German Super Heavyweight Champion 2003, German Junior Champion 1996, 1997
Heavyweight 201 lb/91 kg limit
1997 won the European Junior Championships at Heavyweight in Birmingham (England), beating
Aleksander Jacenko (Ukraine) in the final.
2000 competed at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Result was:
2000 won a bronze medal in the Sydney Olympics at Heavyweight, representing Germany. Results were:
2001 competed at the World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland at Heavyweight. Lost the quarterfinal to
David Haye on points.
Superheavyweight
2002 won a bronze medal at the European Championships at Superheavyweight in Perm, Russia. Results were:
2002 won the Military Championship in Curragh (Ireland), beating
Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) in the final 16-7
2003 2nd place at the European Union Championships in Strasbourg (France), lost to
Modo Sallah (Sweden) by Walkover
2003 won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
2004 competed at the European Championships in Pula, Croatia. Result was:
2004 Köber qualified for the
2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the
1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Plovdiv, Bulgaria .
2004 competed in the Athens Olympics. Result was:
2005 won the Military World Championships in Pretoria, South Africa. Results were:
Pro
Köber turned pro in 2006, and won his first nineteen fights against unknowns before losing two decisions to extremely limited opponents, one with a losing record.
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