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Abe Bekker (born 10 June 1935) is a Zambian former boxer who competed in the flyweight class at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver and in the bantamweight class at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff representing Northern Rhodesia. He also represented Rhodesia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the featherweight division, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jorma Limmonen of Finland.[1]
References
- ^ "Abe Bekker Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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- 1935 births
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- Boxers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Northern Rhodesia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
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