Donald Dinnie McCorkindale (16 August 1904 – 11 August 1970) was a South African
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
. He fought as Don McCorkindale.
Biography
He was born in
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...
,
Transvaal Colony
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and died in
Edenvale, Guateng.
McCorkindale won the
Amateur Boxing Association of England 1926
light heavyweight title. Two years later in 1928 he finished fourth in the
light heavyweight class at the 1928 Summer Olympics, after losing the bronze medal bout to
Karel Miljon
Karel Leendert Miljon (17 September 1903, Amsterdam – 8 February 1984, Bennebroek) was a Dutch boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Miljon won the Dutch title ele ...
.
1928 Olympic results
Below are the results of Don McCorkindale, a South African light heavyweight boxer who competed in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:
* Round of 16: defeated Domenico Ceccarelli (Italy) on points
* Quarterfinal: defeated Juozas Vinca (Lithuania) by second-round knockout
* Semifinal: lost to Victor Avendano (Argentina) on points
* Bronze Medal Match: lost to Karel Miljin (Netherlands) on points
References
sports-reference.com
1904 births
1970 deaths
Sportspeople from Pretoria
Transvaal Colony people
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers of South Africa
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
South African people of Scottish descent
South African male boxers
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