Ottomar Sachse (15 April 1951 – 21 December 2023) was an East German

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. He competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

in the light-heavyweight category. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, after a walkover against Louis Ngatchou of Cameroon, he defeated

Joan Montane Joan Claudi Montane Delneufcourt (born 18 September 1955) is an Andorran former boxer who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Montane was 20 years old when he competed in boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics as a light heavyweight ...

of Andorra before losing to

Leon Spinks Leon Spinks (July 11, 1953 – February 5, 2021) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1995. In only his eighth professional fight, he won the undisputed heavyweight championship in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali in a s ...

of the United States in the quarterfinals.

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* 1951 births 2023 deaths German male boxers Olympic boxers for East Germany East German male boxers Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Lützen AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Light-heavyweight boxers Martial artists from Saxony-Anhalt Sportspeople from Bezirk Halle {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub