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William Meyers

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William Meyers
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 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.

1960 Olympic results

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Below is the record of William Meyers, a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:

  • Round of 32: defeated Than Tun (Burma) by decision, 5-0
  • Round of 16: defeated Hsu Teng-yun (Chinese Taipei) by a third-round knockout
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Constantin Gheorghiu (Romania) by decision, 5-0
  • Semifinal: lost to Jerzy Adamski (Poland) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)

References

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  1. ^ Profile: William Meyers sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)
  2. ^ "SA's youngest Olympic boxing medalist dies". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.