Artefacts

Munich 1972, dressing gown of Dieter KOTTYSCH (FRG), box Olympic champion, light-middleweight.

Physical description

Blue hooded dressing gown with the coat of arms of West Germany. String in the neck with the name of the athlete.

Used

Used: Dieter KOTTYSCH

Materials

cotton, textile

Colors

multi coloured, blue

Dimension

1003 x 49 cm, 1260 g environ

Type of item

Clothes and Accessories -> bathrobe

Reference number

235936

Keywords

Souvenirs Munich 1972, Olympic Games Boxing/63.5 - 71.67kg (middleweight)[M]

Notes

Munich 1972, robe worn by Dieter KOTTYSCH (FRG), Olympic boxing champion, middleweight category. Dieter Kottysch was German welterweight champion from 1964 to 1968, and light middleweight champion in 1972. In the same year, he was Olympic champion in this category at the Games in Munich, beating Poland’s Wieslaw Rudkowski in the final. This is the first boxing robe in our collection, an unusual item of boxing equipment. Auction purchase