Horst Stump

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Horst Stump
Personal information
Full nameHorst Adolf Stump
NationalityRomanian
Born(1944-01-09)9 January 1944
Sibiu, Romania
DiedNovember 2018(2018-11-00) (aged 74)
Popești-Leordeni, Romania
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubSteaua București, Metalul București
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bucharest -71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1969 Bucharest -75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bucharest -75 kg
Silver medal – second place 1971 Bucharest -75 kg
Golden Belt Tournament
Silver medal – second place 1972 Bucharest -81 kg
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Madrid -81 kg

Horst Adolf Stump (9 January 1944 – November 2018), also known as Horst Stumpf or Horst Stumf, was a Romanian boxer.

Life and career[]

Horst Adolf Stump was born on 9 January 1944 in Sibiu, being the 9th child of a Transylvanian Saxon family.[1] His parents were killed by Russians during World War II, right after he was born, being raised together with his brothers by his grandparents.[1][2]

He reached four Romanian amateur boxing championship finals, winning one in 1970 against Alec Năstac, losing the other three, two in favor of Alec Năstac and one in favor of Ion Covaci.[1][3] The highlight of his career was the winning of a bronze medal at the 1971 European Amateur Boxing Championships from Madrid, after managing to defeat Antonio dos Santos and Harald Skog, losing in the semifinals against Mate Parlov.[1][2][4] In 1972, Stump participated at the first edition of the Golden belt international tournament, organized by Romania, reaching the final where he lost in front of Gilberto Carrillo.[4][5]

After he ended his boxing career, Stump struggled with alcoholism, also being involved in fights which got him several times in prison.[1][6]

In 1977, Stump was used by Romania's Securitate to terrorize Paul Goma, a dissident and leading opponent of the communist regime.[1][6][7] In March 1977, Stump was sent three times by the Securitate to Goma's home in order to beat him up, Goma mentioned the events in three of his books: "Scrisuri I" (Writings I), "Culorile Curcubeului" (The colors of the rainbow) and "Infarct" (Stroke).[1][6][7][8][9] In April 1977, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse wrote about the incident and United States president, Jimmy Carter showed his concern for Goma.[1] According to former Securitate general Ion Mihai Pacepa's book "Orizonturi roșii" (Red horizons), the dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was interested in having a good diplomatic relationship with Carter sent somebody to lie to Carter about the "Goma problem", but that person told Carter in a codified language the truth.[1] Following this event, Ceaușescu ordered for Goma to be "beaten hard", so Stump was sent once again to beat up Goma, Pacepa saying in his book that the following day, the Deputy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Nicolae Pleșiță described to him, hit by hit how Stump had beaten Goma.[1][6][8][9] Pacepa also says in his book that Ceaușescu nominally asked for Stump to be disguised as a street sweeper in order to catch and beat a foreign diplomat who had refused to be Romania's spy agent.[1][8][9]

Horst Stump died on November 2018 in Popești-Leordeni, after spending the last years of his life struggling with poverty and living in a container.[1][2][7][9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "REPORTAJ EXCLUSIV Horst Adolf Stumpf a murit la 74 ani. Gazeta e singurul ziar care a povestit cu boxerul torționar care îl teroriza pe scriitorul Paul Goma" [EXCLUSIVE REPORT Horst Adolf Stumpf died at the age of 74. Gazeta is the only newspaper that talked about the torture boxer who terrorized the writer Paul Goma] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Boxerul torţionar a murit într-o mizerie cruntă. În anii 70 bătea "duşmanii de clasă" la îndemnul Securităţii" [The torturer boxer died in a cruel mess. In the 1970s, he defeated "class enemies" at the urging of the Securitate] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Romanian National Championships". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Boxing record for Horst Stump from BoxRec (registration required)
  5. ^ "1972 Golden Belt Tournament". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Povestea campionului naţional de box utilizat de Securitate pentru a-i "înmuia" oasele lui Paul Goma: "De la Ceauşescu a început totul, mă ştia! Am stat în celulă şi cu Giovanni Becali, ăla era cu bişniţa!"" [The story of the national boxing champion used by the Securitate to "soften" Paul Goma's bones: "Everything started from Ceausescu, he knew me! I was in the cell with Giovanni Becali, he was with scalping!"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Boxerul torționar a murit într-o mizerie cruntă. În anii 70 bătea "dușmanii de clasă" la îndemnul Securității" [The torturer boxer died in a cruel mess. In the 1970s, he beat "class enemies" at the urging of the Securitate] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Boxerul pe care securiştii îl trimiteau să-l bată crunt pe Paul Goma, chiar la el acasă: "Ceauşescu îmi ordona mereu când să mă duc să fac balamuc!"" [The boxer that the Securitate sent to beat Paul Goma severely, right at his home: "Ceausescu always ordered me when to go and make a mess!"] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "Un fost campion național, găsit mort în condiții mizere" [A former national champion, found dead in miserable conditions] (in Romanian). A1.ro. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

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