Heinz Schulz

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Heinz Schulz
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Schulz (left) in 1964
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Heinz Schulz (born 5 January 1935 in Bernburg) is an East German former featherweight boxer who competed for the United Team of Germany and won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 1964.

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He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. [1] [2]

1964 Olympic results

Below is the record of Heinz Schulz, a featherweight boxer who competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

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References

  1. Berliner Boxverband e.V. – Homepage
  2. "MfS". Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2007.