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| Full name | Zoltan Lunka | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German, Romanian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1970-05-22) 22 May 1970 (age 54) Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş, Romania | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sportverein Halle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zoltan Lunka (born 22 May 1970 in Miercurea Nirajului, Romania) was a professional boxer, who won a Flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics for Germany. A year earlier, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, he captured the world title.
Olympic results
- Defeated Martín Castillo (Mexico) 13-7
- Defeated Hermensen Ballo (Indonesia) 18-12
- Defeated Mehdi Assous (Algeria) 19-6
- Lost to Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan) 18-23
Pro career
Lunka turned pro in 1996, losing his only notable fight, against WBO Flyweight Title holder Fernando Montiel. Montiel won by TKO in the 7th. Lunka retired after the bout with a record of 21-2-0.
External links
- Boxing record for Zoltan Lunka from BoxRec (registration required)
- Zoltan Lunka at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
| World amateur boxing champions – men's flyweight | |
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mureș County
- Romanian male boxers
- Flyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- German male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Romanian emigrants to Germany
- German people of Romanian descent
- 20th-century German sportsmen
- 20th-century Romanian sportsmen