Daniel Bekker

Daniel Bekker
Personal information
Born(1932-02-09)9 February 1932
Dordrecht, Eastern Cape
Died22 October 2009(2009-10-22) (aged 77)
Pretoria
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Heavyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff Heavyweight

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

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

Amateur results

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Death

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Bekker died on 18 October 2009 after a long struggle with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases.[2]

References

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  1. ^ https://olympics.com/en/athletes/daniel-wepener-bekker [bare URL]
  2. ^ Ron Jackson, SA super amateur passes Fightnews.com. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
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