About Adolf Baumgarten
Lived 1915 – 1942 (aged 27). Adolf Baumgarten was a boxer.
Adolf "Adi" Baumgarten (Hamburg, 3 May 1915 – Nevel, Soviet Union, 2 October 1942) was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Henry Tiller. Furthermore, he won a silver medal himself at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships in January of that year.
He was killed in action during World War II.
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Who was Adolf Baumgarten?
German boxer (1915–1942)
When was Adolf Baumgarten born?
Adolf Baumgarten was born on 3 May 1915 in Hamburg.
When did Adolf Baumgarten die?
Adolf Baumgarten died on 2 October 1942 in Nevel.
What was Adolf Baumgarten's occupation?
Adolf Baumgarten was a boxer.
What nationality was Adolf Baumgarten?
Adolf Baumgarten's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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