Jochen Bachfeld
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Nationality
East Germany
East GermanyBorn17 December 1952
Sülte, East Germany
Died12 March 2026 (aged 73)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
 Jochen Bachfeld (in the middle of the foreground) holding the East German flag during the 1985 East German Children and Youth Spartakiad | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | East Germany |
| Born | 17 December 1952 Sülte, East Germany |
| Died | 12 March 2026 (aged 73) |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Club | Sportclub Traktor Schwerin |
Medal record | |
Jochen Bachfeld (17 December 1952 – 12 March 2026) was an East German Olympic champion boxer, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) after defeating Pedro Gamarro of Venezuela in the final. Bachfeld died on 14 March 2026, at the age of 73.[1]
