Peter Weiss

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePeter•Weiss
Used namePeter•Weiss
Born16 December 1938 in Berlin, Berlin (GER)
Died27 March 2021 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Measurements169 cm / 57 kg
NOC Austria

Biography

German-born boxer Peter Weiss was Austrian bantamweight champion (1958-60, and 1971) and featherweight champion (1963 and 1972). He represented Austria at the 1960 Rome (bantamweight) and 1964 Tokyo Olympics (featherweight). He missed the quarter-finals in Rome due to a loss to Spaniard Alfonso Carbajo. At Tokyo he lost his first-round bout to Tamar Ben Hassan from Tunisia.

Weiss’ father Ernst was a professional boxer and the most successful Austrian of the 20th century. Peter Weiss later turned to coaching at the University of Wien (Vienna) and ran the Papageno Hotel at Wien (Vienna).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Boxing AUT Peter Weiss
Bantamweight, Men (Olympic) =9
1964 Summer Olympics Boxing AUT Peter Weiss
Featherweight, Men (Olympic) =17