Herbert Runge
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Name: Herbert Runge
Hometown: Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Birthplace: Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Died: 1986-03-11 (Age:73)
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Herbert Runge won the Heavyweight Gold Medal for Germany at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Rudolf Kus (Czechoslovakia) KO 1
- Defeated Vincent Stuart (Great Britian) points
- Defeated Ferenc Nagy (Hungary) walk-over, due to injuries
- Defeated Guillermo Lovell (Argentina) points
Eight time German amateur heavyweight champion 1935-1943.
Silver medal 1934 and 1937 and bronze medal 1939 in the European amateur championship.