Jochen Bachfeld

Jochen Bachfeld
Jochen Bachfeld (in the middle of the foreground) holding the East German flag during the 1985 East German Children and Youth Spartakiad
Personal information
Full nameJochen Bachfeld
Nationality East Germany
Born(1952-12-17)17 December 1952
Sülte, East Germany
Died14 March 2026(2026-03-14) (aged 73)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight
ClubSportclub Traktor Schwerin
Medal record
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Welterweight

Jochen Bachfeld (17 December 1952 – 14 March 2026) was an Olympic champion boxer from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) after defeating Pedro Gamarro of Venezuela in the final.

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