Daniel Bekker
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Boxing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | Heavyweight | |
| Silver | 1960 Rome | Heavyweight | |
Daniel ("Daan") Wepener Bekker (born February 9, 1932 in Pretoria) is a former 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.
[edit] Amateur career
Bekker was the South African Heavyweight Champion from 1955-1959 and 1961.
[edit] Olympic Results
- 1956 won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the Melbourne Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Jose Giorgetti (Argentina) KO-1
- Lost to Pete Rademacher (USA) KO-3
- 1958 won the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Results were:
- Defeated S. Renaud (Canada) TKO-1
- Defeated Gbadegesin Salawu (Nigeria) TKO-2
- Defeated David Thomas (England) PTS
- 1960 won the Heavyweight silver medal at the Rome Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Władysław Jędrzejewski (Poland) TKO-1
- Defeated Obrad Sretenovic (Yugoslavia) KO-1
- Defeated Günther Siegmund (East Germany) PTS (4-1)
- Lost to Franco De Piccoli (Italy) KO-2
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