Alf Cleverley
Encyclopedia
Alfred "Alf" John Cleverley (1907 – 2 August 1992) was a boxer
from New Zealand
, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics
in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He and his friend, the eventual gold medalist Ted Morgan
, were the only two boxers named in the ten men strong 1928 New Zealand Olympic team for the Amsterdam Games.
In 1928 he was an apprentice fitter at the Hutt Workshops
of the New Zealand Railways
.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Medals were awarded in 8 weight classes. The competitions were held from August 7, 1928 to August 12, 1928.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He and his friend, the eventual gold medalist Ted Morgan
Ted Morgan (boxer)
Edward "Ted" Morgan was a boxer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands....
, were the only two boxers named in the ten men strong 1928 New Zealand Olympic team for the Amsterdam Games.
In 1928 he was an apprentice fitter at the Hutt Workshops
Hutt Workshops
The Hutt Railway Workshops is a major railway engineering facility in the Lower Hutt suburb of Gracefield in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island...
of the New Zealand Railways
New Zealand Railways Department
The New Zealand Railways Department, NZR or NZGR and often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealand's railway infrastructure and operating the railway system. The Department was created in 1880 and was reformed in 1981 into the New...
.