Francis Roy "Frank" Roberts (5 March 1945 – 7 February 2011) was an

Indigenous Australian Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the welterweight division. 'Honest Frank', as he was known, was the first Indigenous Australian Olympian, and was also the youngest boxer on the Australian boxing team. He resided in

Armidale, New South Wales Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 24,504 as of June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands region. It ...

, and gave boxing lessons to local youths, until his death from a heart attack in February 2011.

1964 Olympic results

Below is the record of Frank Roberts, an Australian welterweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to Pertti Purhonen (Finland) by decision, 0-5

References

1945 births 2011 deaths Indigenous Australian boxers Olympic boxers of Australia Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Indigenous Australian Olympians Australian male boxers People from Armidale Welterweight boxers Sportsmen from New South Wales {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub