Daniel_Bekker

Daniel Bekker

Daniel Bekker

South African boxer

Daniel "Daan" Wepener Bekker (9 February 1932 – 22 October 2009) was a South African boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Four years later in Rome he captured the silver medal in the same category.

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Amateur career

Bekker was the South African Heavyweight Champion from 1955–1959 and 1961.

Amateur results

Death

Bekker died on 18 October 2009 after a long struggle with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.[1]

References

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    Ron Jackson, SA super amateur passes Fightnews.com. Retrieved 23 October 2009.



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