Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Germany
	1952 Helsinki	Flyweight

Edgar Basel (1 November 1930 in Mannheim — 7 September 1977) was a boxer from Germany, who won the silver medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Amateur career

Basel had an outstanding amateur career. He was a five time German amateur flyweight champion (1951-1952, 1954-1956), and in 1955 he won the European Championship in Berlin (West).

Olympic results

Edgar Basel (West Germany) was a boxing silver medalist in the flyweight division at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Here are his results:

• Round of 16: Defeated Henryk Kukier (Poland) on points (3-0)
• Quarterfinal: defeated Torbjørn Clausen (Norway) by third-round knockout
• Semifinal: Defeated Anatoli Bulakov (Soviet Union) on points (2-1)
• Final: Lost to Nate Brooks (USA) on points (0-3)

Edgar Basel (West Germany) competed as a flyweight boxer at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Here are his results:

• Round of 32: Lost to Vladimir Stolnikov (Soviet Union) on points