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Men's Boxing | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
1960 Rome | Featherweight |
William Meyers (23 July 1943 in Johannesburg – 7 May 2014) was a South African boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome fighting as a featherweight. [1] [2]
Meyers, who was only 17 during the Rome Olympics, was the youngest South African boxer ever to win an Olympic medal. He never turned professional.
Below is the record of William Meyers, a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:
Medal record | ||
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Men's Boxing | ||
Representing South Africa | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1960 Rome | Featherweight |
William Meyers (23 July 1943 in Johannesburg – 7 May 2014) was a South African boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome fighting as a featherweight. [1] [2]
Meyers, who was only 17 during the Rome Olympics, was the youngest South African boxer ever to win an Olympic medal. He never turned professional.
Below is the record of William Meyers, a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics: