George Hunter (boxer)
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_vs_George_Hunter_(South_Africa)_-_1948_London_Summer_Olympics_Boxing.jpg) George Hunter (right) boxing Harry Siljander in the London 1948 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 July 1927 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 2004 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||
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George Hunter (22 July 1927 – 12 December 2004) was a professional boxer from South Africa, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur. He was born in Brakpan. His father was born in Durban and his mother was born Pretoria. All four of his grandparents were from England.[1]
Amateur career
[edit]Hunter represented his native country at the Summer Olympics of 1948, and was awarded the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at the Olympic Games.
References
[edit]- ^ George Hunter: Boxer – Profile
External links
[edit]- George Hunter's profile at databaseOlympics
- Boxing record for George Hunter from BoxRec (registration required)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Hunter". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014.
1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg) · 1948: 73–80 kg · 1952–2012: 75–81 kg · 2016–2020: 76–81 kg | |
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- 1927 births
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- Olympic boxers for South Africa
- Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for South Africa
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- People from Brakpan
- South African people of British descent
- South African male boxers
- Boxers from Gauteng
- 20th-century South African sportsmen
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