William Byrne is a former

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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. He won the silver medal in the Lightweight (75 – 81 kg) division at the

1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1974 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The Games were off ...

.Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Boxers at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games New Zealand male boxers Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-boxing-bio-stub