Franz Dübbers (April 8, 1908 – August 1987) was a German
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
.
He was born in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...
. In 1924, 1927 and 1928 he was the German Flyweight Champion. In 1925 he was the German Bantamweight Champion and he placed second at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the
lightweight class in Amsterdam.
He defeated Haakon Lind from Norway but then lost his fight to
Pascual Bonfiglio from Argentina.
References
External links
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Boxmuseum profile
1908 births
1987 deaths
Sportspeople from Cologne
Lightweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Germany
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
German male boxers
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