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Daniel Bekker
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"Daan"
Heavyweight
Male, Amateur
(Daniel Wepener Bekker)
South Africa,
Born: February 9, 1932, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died: October 22, 2009, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Stance: Orthodox
From 1955 to 1959 and 1961 was the South African heavyweight champion
1956 Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games heavyweight bronze medal
1958 Cardiff, Wales, British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medal
1960 Roma, Italy, Olympic Games heavyweight silver medal
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Amateur Results| | | 1956 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | |
| Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games bronze medal, +81 kg | + Nov. 29 |  Jose Giorgetti (ARG) | Melbourne, Australia | WKO 1 | | - Nov. 30 |  Pete Rademacher (USA) | Melbourne, Australia | LKO 3 | | | | 1957
No results recorded | | | | 1958 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | |
| Cardiff, Wales, Commonwealth (British Empire) Games gold medal, +81 kg | + Aug. 21 | Stan Renaud (CAN) | Cardiff, Wales | WRSC 1 | | + Aug. 23 | Gbadegesin Salawu (NGA) | Cardiff, Wales | WRSC 2 | | + Aug. 25 | Dave Thomas (ENG) | Cardiff, Wales | WPTS | | | | 1959
No results recorded | | | | 1960 | | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | |
| Roma, Italy, Olympic Games silver medal, +81 kg | + Aug. 31 | Wladyslaw Jedrzejewski (POL) | Roma, Italy | WRSC 1 | | + Sept. 2 | Obrad Sretenovic (YUG) | Roma, Italy | WKO 1 | | + Sept. 3 | Guenther Siegmund (GDR) | Roma, Italy | WPTS 4:1 | | - Sept. 5 |  Franco De Piccoli (ITA) | Roma, Italy | LKO 2 |
No professional record
Summary
Total bouts: 0, Won: 0 (0 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0, ND: 0
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