Teremoana Samson Junior Leon Teremoana (born 17 February 1998) is an Australian professional boxer who competes as a

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. As a gold medallist at the

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, Solomon Islands, he qualified to represent Australia in the super-heavyweight event at the

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. In his Olympic debut, he faced Ukraine's Dmytro Lovchynskyi, winning the bout via a first-round knockout. In the quarter-finals, he faced Uzbek Bakhodir Jalolov, the reigning Olympic champion, losing the match 5–0. Teremoana was born in Campbelltown, a suburb of

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, New South Wales. His Australian mother has

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ancestry and his father is from the Cook Islands. He grew up in Brisbane, Queensland, graduating from

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in 2015.

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* * * 1998 births Living people Australian male boxers Australian people of Cook Island descent Australian people of Scottish descent Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics Boxers from Brisbane Boxers from Sydney Olympic boxers for Australia Pacific Games gold medalists for Australia Pacific Games medalists in boxing Super-heavyweight boxers 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub