 Schmitz in 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Torsten Schmitz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1964 Crivitz, Bezirk Schwerin, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Schweriner SC, Schwerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Torsten Schmitz (born 26 August 1964 in Crivitz) is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight class. He represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Since 1996 Schmitz is working as coach for Universum Box-Promotion. Trained/Trains Regina Halmich, Bert Schenk, Armand Krajnc, Luan Krasniqi, Michael Trabant, and Alesia Graf.
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