Kevin John Hogarth (10 February 1934 – 11 February 2022) was a

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

from

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. He competed for Australia in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

held in Melbourne,

, in the welterweight event where he finished in third place. Unaware that both of the semi-final losers were awarded bronze medals, Hogarth didn't attend the medal ceremony, as he was at a harness racing meeting.

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1934 births 2022 deaths Olympic boxers for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing Australian male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Welterweight boxers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub