Sebastian Köber

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Sebastian Köber (born 28 May 1979) is a German boxer, who won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Three years later, at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he once again finished in third place.

Sebastian Köber
Personal information
Full nameSebastian Köber
Nationality Germany
Born (1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 (age 45)
Frankfurt an der Oder, East Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classSuper Heavyweight
ClubBoxing Club Frankfurt am Oder
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Perm Super Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Bangkok Super Heavyweight

Amateur

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  • German Super Heavyweight Champion 2003, German Junior Champion 1996, 1997

Heavyweight 201 lb/91 kg limit

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  • 1997 won the European Junior Championships at Heavyweight in Birmingham (England), beating Aleksander Jacenko (Ukraine) in the final.
  • 2000 competed at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Result was:
  • 2000 won a bronze medal in the Sydney Olympics at Heavyweight, representing Germany. Results were:
  • 2001 competed at the World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland at Heavyweight. Lost the quarterfinal to David Haye on points.

Superheavyweight

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Köber turned pro in 2006, and won his first nineteen fights against unknowns before losing two decisions to extremely limited opponents, one with a losing record.

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