Michael Murach

{{Short description|German boxer (1911–1941)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

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|image =Sten Suvio and Michael Murach 1936.jpg

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|caption=Suvio and Murach (right) at the 1936 Olympics

|birth_date= 1 February 1911

|birth_place= Schalke, Gelsenkirchen, German Empire

| death_date = 16 August 1941 (aged 30)

| death_place = Dubrovka, Russia

| height =171 cm

| weight = 66 kg

|sport=Boxing

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|club=FC Schalke 04

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1936 Berlin | Welterweight }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Amateur Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1937 Milan | Welterweight }}

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Michael Murach (1 February 1911 – 16 August 1941) was a German amateur welterweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the 1936 Olympics, losing in the final to Sten Suvio. Murach won a European title in 1937 and five national titles in 1935 and 1937–1940.{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Germany1920_1948.html |title=Germany1920_1948 |publisher=Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl |date=21 July 2009 |accessdate=7 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships1937.html |title=European Championships1937 |publisher=Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl |date= |accessdate=7 November 2012}} He was killed in action during World War II.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417222341/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/michael-murach-1.html Michael Murach]. sports-reference.com{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War |accessdate=24 July 2018 |work=Sports Reference}}