Personal information | |
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Citizenship | Polish |
Born | 15 December 1916 Warsaw |
Died | 1987 |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Julian Neuding (born 15 December 1916, died 1987) – a Polish boxer, sports official, and referee of Jewish descent.
Before World War II, he boxed for Makabi Warsaw,[1] winning, among other titles, the Warsaw Heavyweight Championship in 1935.[2] In the early post-war years, he was one of the leading figures in Legia Warsaw, contributing to the club's reconstruction (he was, among other roles, the head of the football section).[3] From 1950, he also served as an international boxing referee, officiating at the Summer Olympics in 1952 and 1956.[1] From 1954 to 1956, he led the boxing section at the Main Office of Physical Culture.[1] In 1956, following an organizational reform, he became the president of the Polish Boxing Association.[1]
After 1968 he lived in Germany.[1]