Franz Dorfer

Franz Dorfer
Dorfer (left) versus Iranian Mohammad Azarhazin at the 1976 Olympics
Statistics
Weight(s) Light middleweight
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Nationality Austrian
Born (1950-05-20)20 May 1950
Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria[1]
Died 8 January 2012(2012-01-08) (aged 61)[2]
Mödling, Austria[1]
Boxing record
Total fights 36
Wins 23
Wins by KO 19
Losses 11
Draws 2
Medal record
Representing  Austria
European Amateur Championships
1975 Katowice-71 kg

Franz Dorfer (20 May 1950 – 8 January 2012) was an Austrian boxer. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 1975 European Championships and competed at the 1976 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout, to Iranain boxer Mohamed Azarhazin.[1] After the Olympics he turned professional and fought 36 bouts between 1977 and 1986, winning 23.[3]

Dorfer was born in a family of farmers, and was trained as a cheesemaker in his youth. Later he completed his military service in Sankt Pölten, graduated from a police school in Mödling, and worked in Vösendorf, near Vienna. There he joined the boxing club BC Schwarz Weiß in 1972, and won the Austrian light-middleweight amateur title in 1973–76. He died aged 61 after a long illness and was survived by wife and two daughters.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Franz Dorfer". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Österreichs letzter EM-Medaillengewinner Dorfer gestorben". kleinezeitung.at. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Franz Dorfer. boxrec.com
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