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.[1]
Amateur career
Bekker was the South African Heavyweight Champion from 1955–1959 and 1961.
Amateur results
- 1956 won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the Melbourne Olympics.
- Defeated José Giorgetti (Argentina) KO-1
- Lost to Pete Rademacher (USA) KO-3
- 1958 won the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.
- 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.
- Defeated Władysław Jędrzejewski (Poland) TKO-1
- Defeated Obrad Sretenovic (Yugoslavia) KO-1
- Defeated Günter Siegmund (United Team of Germany) PTS (4-1)
- Lost to Franco De Piccoli (Italy) KO-2
Death
Bekker died on 18 October 2009 after a long struggle with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.[2]
References
- ^ "Daniel Wepener Bekker". olympics.com.
- ^ Ron Jackson, SA super amateur passes Fightnews.com. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
External links
- Boxing record for Daniel Bekker from BoxRec (registration required)