Education
Three years later, at the 2003 World Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he once again finished in third place.
Three years later, at the 2003 World Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he once again finished in third place.
Heavyweight 201 lb/91 kg limit
2000 competed at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Result was:
Lost to Jackson Chanet (France) PTS
Results were:
Defeated Magomed Aripgadjiev (Azerbaijan) PTS (9-4)
Defeated Mark Simmons (Canada) Royal Society of Chemistry -3
Lost to Félix Savón (Cuba) PTS (8-19)
2001 competed at the World Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland at Heavyweight. Lost the quarterfinal to David Haye on points.
Superheavyweight
Results were:
Defeated Chaba Kurtuts (Hungary) PTS (32-11)
Lost to Alexander Povetkin (Russia) Royal Society of Chemistry -4
2003 2nd place at the European Union Championships in Strasbourg (France), lost to Modo Sallah (Sweden) by Walkover
Results were:
Defeated Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) PTS (20-19)
Defeated Jaroslav Jaksto (Lithuania) PTS (27-15)
Lost to Pedro Carrion (Cuba) PTS (18-26)
2004 competed at the European Championships in Pula, Croatia.
Result was:
Lost to Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) Royal Society of Chemistry
2004 Köber qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 2004 competed in the Athens Olympics.
Result was:
Lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) PTS (18-28)
Results were:
Defeated Magomed Abdusalamov (Russia) PTS (16-15)
Defeated Martin Tcho (Cameroon) PTS (27-2)
Defeated Jaroslav Jaksto (Lithuania) PTS (14-9)
Defeated Jack Saye Senior (United States of America) PTS (12-5).
German Super Heavyweight Champion 2003, German Junior Champion 1996, 1997 1997 won the European Junior Championships at Heavyweight in Birmingham (England), beating Aleksander Jacenko (Ukraine) in the final. 2000 won a bronze medal in the Sydney Olympics at Heavyweight, representing Germany. 2002 won a bronze medal at the European Championships at Superheavyweight in Permanent, Russia. 2002 won the Military Championship in Curragh (Ireland), beating Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) in the final 16-7 2003 won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. 2005 won the Military World Championships in Pretoria, South Africa. Köber turned pro in 2006, and won his first nineteen fights against unknowns before losing two decisions to extremely limited opponents, one with a losing record.