René Breitbarth

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRené•Breitbarth
Used nameRené•Breitbarth
Born24 March 1966 in Mühlhausen, Thüringen (GER)
Measurements163 cm / 55 kg
AffiliationsSchweriner SC, Schwerin (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

René Breitbarth was an East German bantamweight boxer who finished ninth at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He won three medals at international competitions, winning the light-flyweight gold at the 1985 European Championships and bantamweight bronze in 1987. He also won a bantamweight silver medal at the 1986 Worlds. Breitbarth won national titles in 1986 and 1987.

After German re-unification Breitbarth moved to Leverkusen with famous coach Fritz Sdunek. In 1990, he was the national champion runner-up, but retired after that season. He then worked as the Bundesliga coach of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and they won the national team title in 2001.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Boxing GDR René Breitbarth
Bantamweight, Men (Olympic) =9