Peter Hussing was a West German heavyweight boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics and placed fifth in 1976 and 1984; he missed the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by West Germany.
1972 Olympic results
Below is the record of Peter Hussing, a West German heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics: • Round of 16: bye • Quarterfinal: defeated Oscar Ludena (Peru) by a first-round knockout • Semifinal: lost to Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) by a second-round technical knockout == Outside of sport ==
Outside of sport
From 29 September 2008, Hussing was mayor of his home municipality.Because of his commitment to children with cancer and in recognition of his boxing career, Peter Hussing was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit in Mainz on 11 July 2008. == Death ==
Death
On 8 September 2012, Hussing succumbed to cancer at the age of 64 in a hospital in Siegen. ==References==