Peter Weiss (boxer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Born | 16 December 1938 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 27 March 2021 (aged 82) Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | Bantamweight Featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
Peter Weiss (16 December 1938 – 27 March 2021) was a German-born Austrian amateur boxer.[2] He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics as a bantamweight and the 1964 Summer Olympics as a featherweight.[3]
Early life
Weiss was born on 16 December 1938, in Berlin, Germany. His father was Ernst Weiss (1912–1997), a professional boxer.[4]
Career
Weiss followed in his father's footsteps and started boxing in 1958.[1] He represented Austria at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won his first round bout by outpointing the Indonesian Tiang Hok Oei. Weiss lost the second-bout to Alfonso Carbajo and thus, got eliminated. Four years later he competed once again in The Olympics at Tokyo, he lost his first-round bout against Tunisian Tamar Ben Hassan.[5][6]
Personal life
After his boxing career, Weiss became a coach at the University of Vienna and ran the Papageno Hotel in Vienna. He died of natural causes on 27 March 2021, at the age of 82.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Olympedia – Peter Weiss". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ↑ "Peter Weiss". boxrec.com.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Weiss Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ↑ "Ernst Weiss". boxrec.com.
- ↑ "Olympedia – Peter Weiss". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Peter Weiss". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 August 2026.