Torsten Schmitz

Schmitz in 1989
Personal information
Full name	Torsten Schmitz
Nationality	East Germany
Born	(1964-08-26) 26 August 1964 (age 59) Crivitz, Bezirk Schwerin, East Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Light Middleweight
Club	Schweriner SC, Schwerin
Medal record Representing  East Germany World Amateur Championships 1989 Moscow Light Middleweight 1986 Reno Welterweight Friendship Games 1984 Havana Welterweight Representing  Germany World Amateur Championships 1991 Sydney Light Middleweight European Amateur Championships 1991 Gothenburg Light Middleweight

Torsten Schmitz (born 26 August 1964 in Crivitz) is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight class. He represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215–35.

Amateur highlights

• 1982 Junior European Champion at Welterweight in Schwerin, Germany
  • Defeated Luciano Bruno (Italy) in the final.
• 1984 1st place at the Friendship Games in Havana, Cuba as a Welterweight
  • Defeated Khaidavyn Gantulga (Mongolia) RSCI 3
  • Defeated Luis Garcia (Venezuela) PTS (5-0)
  • Defeated Jose Luis Hernandez (Cuba) PTS (4-1)
• 1985 competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Welterweight
  • Defeated Jacek Olejniczak (Poland) PTS (4-1)
  • Lost to Borislav Abadzhiev (Bulgaria) PTS (2-3)
• 1986 3rd place at World Championships in Reno, United States as a Welterweight
  • Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (4-1)
  • Defeated Kim Dong-Kil (South Korea) PTS (5-0)
  • Defeated Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)
  • Lost to Candelario Duvergel (Cuba) PTS (2-3)
• 1988 competed at the Seoul Olympics as a Light Middleweight
  • Defeated Angel Stoyanov (Bulgaria) PTS (3-2)
  • Lost to Park Si-hun (South Korea) PTS (0-5)
• 1989 2nd place as a Light Middleweight at the World Championships in Moscow, USSR
  • Defeated Fikret Kaman (Turkey) PTS (13-9)
  • Defeated Laszlo Gal (Hungary) PTS (18-9)
  • Defeated Erik Bredler (Sweden) PTS (14-6)
  • Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt) PTS (15-2)
  • Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (8-19)
• 1990 2nd place at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, USA
  • Defeated Chris Byrd (USA) PTS (3-2)
  • Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Soviet Union) PTS (4-1)
  • Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (2-3)
• 1991 3rd place as a Light Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia
  • Defeated Orhan Delibaş (Netherlands) PTS (18-14)
  • Defeated Jan Dydak (Poland) PTS (20-12)
  • Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (17-7)
  • Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba) RSC-2
• 1991 2nd place at European Championships in Gothenborg, Sweden
  • Lost the final to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union)

Trainer

Since 1996 Schmitz is working as coach for Universum Box-Promotion. Trained/Trains Regina Halmich, Bert Schenk, Armand Krajnc, Luan Krasniqi, Michael Trabant, and Alesia Graf.