Leonard Leisching (11 September 1934 – 25 February 2018)Leonard Leisching's obituary
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, bronze medalist at the

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Profile: Len Leisching
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, British Columbia. Leisching was also an accomplished footballer, appearing as a full-back for Johannesburg Rangers,

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1952 Olympic boxing tournament results

* Round of 32: defeated Emmanuel Agassi (Iran) 3-0; * Round of 16: defeated Stevan Redli (Yugoslavia) 3-0; * Quarterfinal: defeated Leonard Walters (Canada) 3-0; * Semifinal: lost to Jan Zachara (Czechoslovakia) 2-1. Starting at the 1952 Olympic boxing tournament, both losing semifinalists in all divisions received bronze medals. Leisching's first-round opponent, Emmanuel Agassi, is the father of tennis champion Andre Agassi.

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