Tim Dement Explained

Timothy Lee "Tim" Dement
Birth Date:14 March 1955
Birth Place:Bossier City, Louisiana
Residence:Frierson, DeSoto Parish
Louisiana, U.S.[1]
Sport:Boxing
Height:179 cm
Club:Toastmasters Club

Timothy Lee Dement (born March 14, 1955) is an American former amateur boxer. He competed in the flyweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics and lost his second bout to Calixto Pérez. He was described by Sports Illustrated as "a pale, dreamy looking boy of 17 with no indication of any strength" after causing an upset of the favored Bobby Hunter during the Olympic trials.[2] Dement qualified for the 1971 Pan American Games, but was not selected because of his young age.[1]

Dement is a former police detective in Bossier City, Louisiana, who investigated cases of sexual predators involved in youth sports.[3]

His father was George Dement, a restaurateur and innkeeper who served as mayor of Bossier City from 1989 to 2005.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/tim-dement-1.html. dead. April 18, 2020. January 13, 2014. Sports Reference.
  2. Web site: Tim Dement, Bossier City: Munich Games '72. 965kvki.com. January 13, 2014.
  3. News: Brian . Vernellis . Keeping sexual predators out of youth sports. . Shreveport . June 26, 2005. February 2, 2013.
  4. Book: Byrd, Jerry . The Boy Who Broke Lou Gehrig's Record . Bloomington, Indiana . AuthorHouse . 2008 . 978-1-4343-8700-4 . 210–213 . January 13, 2014.