Reiner Gies (born March 12, 1963, in

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) is a former

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boxer who won a Light Welterweight Bronze Medal at the

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for

. Four years earlier, when

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hosted the Games, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Olympic results

Represented West Germany as a lightweight at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. *1st round bye *Defeated Samir Khenyab (Iraq) 4-1 *Defeated John Kalbhenn (Canada) 5-0 *Lost to

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(United States) 0-5 Represented West Germany as a Light Welterweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, capturing a bronze medal. *Defeated Basil Maelagi (Solomon Islands) walkover *Defeated Lórant Szabó (Hungary) 5-0 *Defeated Adrian Carew (Guyana) 3-2 *Defeated Sodnomdarjaagiin Altansükh (Mongolia) 4-1 *Lost to Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (Soviet Union) KO 1

Pro career

Gies turned pro in 1991 and had limited success, losing two fights to journeymen and retiring with a record of 13-2-0.

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