Karl-Heinz Krüger

Karl-Heinz Krüger
Krüger in 1981
Personal information
Full nameKarl-Heinz Krüger
Nationality East Germany
Born (1953-12-25) 25 December 1953
Templin, East Germany
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight
ClubASK Vorwärts Frankfurt
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowWelterweight
World Amateur Championships
1978 BelgradeLight welterweight
European Amateur Championships
1977 HalleWelterweight
1979 CologneLight Welterweight
1981 TampereWelterweight

Karl-Heinz Krüger (born 25 December 1953) is a retired boxer who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg), after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Andrés Aldama of Cuba. Two years earlier he also captured the bronze, at the second World Championships in Belgrade.