Wolfgang Behrendt

Wolfgang Behrendt

Wolfgang Behrendt in 1956.
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's boxing
Gold medal – first place1956 MelbourneBantamweight

Wolfgang Behrendt (14 June 1936 – 22 June 2026) was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, who won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany. He subsequently became the first Olympic champion for East Germany.[1]

Biography

Behrendt was born in Berlin on 14 June 1936.[2]

He won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and became the first Olympic champion for East Germany.[2]

After his boxing career, Behrendt worked as a sports photographer. He was married and had two sons, one of which, Mario Behrendt, represented East Germany in boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Behrendt outlived his wife, who died in 2016, and both sons, who died in 2022 and 2026, and died on 22 June 2026, eight days after his 90th birthday.[3][1]

Amateur highlights

Record: 188 Wins – 8 Losses – 5 Draws

  • 1955 East German Bantamweight Champion, 3rd place (Flyweight) at European Championships in Berlin.
  • 1956 Gold Medalist (Bantamweight) in a unified German team at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. Results were:
  • 1957 East German Bantamweight Champion
  • 1960 East German Featherweight Champion

References

  1. 1 2 "Wolfgang Behrendt". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wolfgang Behrendt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Trauer um Wolfgang Behrendt" (in German). German Olympic Sports Confederation. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
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