George Hunter (22 July 1927 – 12 December 2004) was a professional boxer from South Africa, who competed in the Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur. He was born in Brakpan. His father was born in Durban and his mother was born Pretoria. All four of his grandparents were from England.[1]
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2021) |
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | 22 July 1927 | |||||||||||||
Died | 12 December 2004(2004-12-12) (aged 77) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
|
Hunter represented his native country at the Summer Olympics of 1948, and was awarded the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at the Olympic Games.
Olympic boxing champions – men's light heavyweight | |
---|---|
1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg) · 1948: 73–80 kg · 1952–2012: 75–81 kg · 2016–: 76-81 kg | |
|
Val Barker Trophy winners | |
---|---|
Awarded to the outstanding and most stylistic boxer of each Olympic Games | |
Men |
|
Women |
|
This article about a South African Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This biographical article related to a South African boxer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |