Manfred Wolke

{{Short description|East German boxer (1943–2024)}}

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| name = Manfred Wolke

| image = Manfred Wolke (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Wolke in 1983

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|1|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Babelsberg, Gau March of Brandenburg, Germany

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|5|29|1943|1|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Frankfurt (Oder), Brandenburg, Germany

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| weight_class = Welterweight

| weight = 67 kg

| height = 1.76 m

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{{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}

{{MedalCountry | {{GDR}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1968 Mexico City | Welterweight}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Amateur Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1967 Rome | Welterweight}}

{{MedalSilver| 1971 Madrid | Welterweight}}

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Manfred Wolke (14 January 1943 – 29 May 2024) was a German welterweight boxer. He was a member of the Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder.

Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Wolke defeated Joseph Bessala of Cameroon on a 4–1 decision in the final. In 1972 he was knocked out by Cuba's Emilio Correa and did not win a medal.

After his boxing career ended, Wolke became a trainer, most notably working with 1990s Heavyweight contender Axel Schulz and Henry Maske, and later with Francesco Pianeta.

Wolke died on 29 May 2024, at the age of 81.[https://www.zeit.de/news/2024-06/03/box-trainer-manfred-wolke-mit-81-jahren-gestorben Box-Trainer Manfred Wolke mit 81 Jahren gestorben] {{in lang|de}}