Daniel Bekker Explained

Birth Date:	9 February 1932
Birth Place:	Dordrecht, Eastern Cape
Death Place:	Pretoria

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

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

Amateur results

• 1956 won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the Melbourne Olympics.
  • Defeated José Giorgetti (Argentina) KO-1
  • Lost to Pete Rademacher (USA) KO-3
• 1958 won the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.
  • Defeated S. Renaud (Canada) TKO-1
  • Defeated Gbadegesin Salawu (Nigeria) TKO-2
  • Defeated David Thomas (England) PTS
• 1960 won the Heavyweight silver medal at the Rome Olympics.
  • Defeated Władysław Jędrzejewski (Poland) TKO-1
  • Defeated Obrad Sretenovic (Yugoslavia) KO-1
  • Defeated Günter Siegmund (United Team of Germany) PTS (4-1)
  • Lost to Franco De Piccoli (Italy) KO-2

Death

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

External links

Notes and References

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