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Abe Bekker

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Abe Bekker
Personal information
Born (1935-06-10) June 10, 1935 (age 89)
Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Northern Rhodesia
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver Flyweight

Abe Bekker (born 10 June 1935) is a Zambian former boxer who competed in the flyweight class at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver and in the bantamweight class at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff representing Northern Rhodesia. He also represented Rhodesia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jorma Limmonen of Finland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Abe Bekker Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-12-01.