Detlef Kästner (born 20 March 1958) is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the light middleweight division (– 71 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual silver medalist Aleksandr Koshkyn of the USSR.[1]

Detlef Kästner
Kästner boxing in Halle, 1982
Personal information
Full nameDetlef Kästner
Nationality East Germany
Born (1958-03-20) 20 March 1958 (age 66)
Wurzen, East Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight middleweight
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin, Berlin
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Light middleweight

Olympic results

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Detlef Kästner". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.