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Nathan Eugene Brooks (August 4, 1933 – April 14, 2020) was a boxer from the United States, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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| Full name | Nathan Eugene Brooks | |||||||||||||
| Born | August 4, 1933 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Died | April 14, 2020 (aged 86) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Brooks grew up in the Miles Heights neighborhood on the southeast side of Cleveland, Ohio. He was the 8th of 11 children of his parents, Frank and Mary Brooks. He graduated from John Adams High School.[1]
Amateur career
Brooks had an outstanding career. Despite losing the National AAU flyweight crown in 1949 to Johnny Ortega, Brooks won titles at the Chicago Golden Gloves in 1950 and 1951. Brooks was the 1952 Olympic Flyweight Champion, defeating Edgar Basel of West Germany in the final on a 3-0 decision.
Olympic results
Below is the Olympic record of Nate Brooks, an American flyweight boxer who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics:
- Round of 32: Defeated Risto Luukkonen (Finland) 3-0
- Round of 16: Defeated Alfred Zima (Austria) 3-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Mircea Dobrescu (Romania) 2-1
- Semifinal: Defeated Willie Toweel (South Africa) 3-0
- Final: Defeated Edgar Basel (West Germany) 3-0 (won gold medal)
Professional career
Brooks turned pro in 1953 and had limited success. He retired in 1958 after a string of seven losses, having won 10 and lost 9 with 4 KO in his career.
Life after boxing
Towards the end of his professional career Brooks began attending law school at Ohio State University. He later worked as a survey engineer at the Ohio Department of Transportation for 32 years. Brooks died on April 14, 2020.[1]
References
- Boxing record for Nate Brooks from BoxRec (registration required)
- "Nathan E. Brooks". cleveland.com/Plain Dealer. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
(Obituary also appeared in the printed edition of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 19, 2020 and is the same as the cleveland.com one)
External links
- Nate Brooks at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
 Olympic boxing champions – men's flyweight | |
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1904: 105 lb (47.6 kg) · 1920–1936: 112 lb (50.8 kg) · 1948–1964: 51 kg · 1968–2008: 48–51 kg · 2012: 49–52 kg · 2016: 50-52 kg · 2020–: up to 52 kg | |
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Nate Brooks est un boxeur américain né le 4 août 1933 à Cleveland, Ohio et mort le 14 avril 2020[1].[ru] Брукс, Натан
На́тан Ю́джин Брукс (англ. Nathan Eugene Brooks; 4 августа 1933, Кливленд — 14 апреля 2020[2]) — американский боксёр легчайшей и наилегчайшей весовых категорий. В начале 1950-х годов выступал за сборную США: чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Хельсинки, участник многих международных турниров и национальных первенств. В период 1953—1958 боксировал на профессиональном уровне, владел титулом чемпиона Северной Америки.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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