Ulrich Beyer

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameUlrich Günther Heinz•Beyer
Used nameUlrich•Beyer
Born23 July 1947 in Beutel, Templin, Brandenburg (GER)
Died20 October 1988 in Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg (GER)
Measurements172 cm / 63 kg
AffiliationsASK Vorwärts Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Oder) (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

Light welterweight boxer Ulrich Beyer lost his first round bout at the 1972 München Olympics against Ray Seales from the USA by a very close 3-2 decision. He then came back in 1976 to Montréal, where he reached the quarter-finals before losing to upcoming Olympic Champion and later professional World Champion Sugar Ray Leonard, also from the USA. From 1971-77 Beyer won seven East German amateur titles in a row. He also won several international tournaments like the Chemie-Cup in Halle in 1970, 1972, 1974, and 1976.

Beyer also won gold medals at the 1971 Europeans, and the 1972-73 Army Championships of the Warszaw Pact Countries. In 1974 he claimed a bronze medal at the Havana Worlds, and in 1975 at the Katowice Europeans. In 1977, he won his last international medal with a silver medal at the Halle Europeans. He then became a boxing coach together with Manfred Wolke and coached among others Henry Maske. He died fairly young, at only 41-years-old.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Boxing GDR Ulrich Beyer
Light-Welterweight, Men (Olympic) =17
1976 Summer Olympics Boxing GDR Ulrich Beyer
Light-Welterweight, Men (Olympic) =5