Bodo Andreass

Andreass boxed from 1964 to 1981 in East Germany. He was a member of the national team from 1974 to 1981 and was the national champion in 1979.^[1] He had over 200 amateur bouts.^[2]

In 1983, Andreass started his coaching career and was an East German national coach from 1986 to 1990.^[1]

He subsequently took up appointment as the national coach of Nigeria from 1991 to 1994.^[1]

Whilst in charge on the Nigerian team, two boxers won silver medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, one boxer won a gold medal and two boxers won silver medals.

He was South African national coach from 1995 to 1997, before being appointed Australian national coach.^[1]

Andreass was appointed the inaugural Head Coach of the Australian Institute of Sport boxing program in 1997 and held this position until the boxing program ceased in 2010.^[3]

Head Coach of Australian Teams:

• Olympic Games - 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 (Women's Head Coach)
• Commonwealth Games - 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010

Major results of the program whilst Andreass was a Head Coach:^[3]

• 1998 - Commonwealth Games - AIS boxers won four bronze medals James Swan, Casey Johns, Justin Whitehead, Lynden Hosking
• 2000 - Sydney Olympic Games - Ten AIS boxers selected from a possible 12 boxers.
• 2002 - Commonwealth Games - AIS boxers won three gold medals - Justin Kane, Daniel Geale, Paul Miller and one bronze - Ben McEachran
• 2004 - Athens Olympic Games - Nine AIS boxers were selected.
• 2006 - Commonwealth Games - AIS boxers won two gold medals - Jarrod Fletcher and Brad Pitt and four bronze medals -Luke Jackson, Leonardo Zappavigna, Ben McEachran and Paul Rudic
• 2008 - Athens Olympic Games - Nine AIS boxers represented Australia.
• 2010 - Commonwealth Games - Ten AIS boxers were selected.