George Hunter (22 July 1927 – 12 December 2004) was a
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
from
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
, who competed in the
Light Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur. He was born in
Brakpan
Brakpan is a mining town in the Gauteng province of South Africa.
History
The name Brakpan comes from a small pan on a farm called Weltevreden, which was filled with very brackish water and was probably referred to as the "brakpan," and it was nea ...
. His father was born in Durban and his mother was born
Pretoria
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Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foot ...
. All four of his grandparents were from
England
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.
[George Hunter: Boxer – Profile]
Amateur career
Hunter represented his native country at the
Summer Olympics of
1948, and was awarded the
Val Barker Trophy
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for Outstanding Boxer at the Olympic Games.
References
External links
George Hunter's profile at databaseOlympics*
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1927 births
2004 deaths
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for South Africa
Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for South Africa
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
People from Brakpan
South African people of British descent
South African male boxers
White South African people
Sportspeople from Gauteng
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