Richard Betham is a Western Samoan former boxer who competed in the

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, Canada. He won bronze in the middleweight division after losing his semi-final bout to

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. In his first bout, Betham defeated Ansil Thomas of

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in a quarter-final contest. Richard Betham is the younger brother of boxer

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."McElwaine out for gold", Sydney Morning Herald, August 11, 1978 p.27

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Middleweight boxers Samoan male boxers Boxers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Samoa Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games {{Samoa-boxing-bio-stub