Erich Campe (1 February 1912 – 5 May 1977) was a
German
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who competed in the
1932 Summer Olympics
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.
He was born in
Berlin
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.
Amateur career
In 1932 he won the silver medal in the welterweight class after losing the final against
Edward Flynn. Campe was the German Welterweight Champion 1932 and 1934.
Olympic results
*Defeated
Aikoku Hirabayashi
was a Japanese boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event he ...
(Japan) PTS
*Defeated
Carl Jensen (Denmark) PTS
*Defeated
Bruno Ahlberg (Finland) PTS
*Lost to
Edward Flynn (USA) PTS
References
sports-reference.com
External links
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1912 births
1977 deaths
Boxers from Berlin
Welterweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Germany
Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
German male boxers
20th-century German sportsmen
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