Grahame Cheney
Encyclopedia
Grahame Francis ("Spike") Cheney (born 27 April 1969) was an Australia
n boxer
, who won a light welterweight silver medal
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n boxer
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...
, who won a light welterweight silver medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
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Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Miguel GonzálezMiguel GonzalezMiguel Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He currently plays for Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League.-Youth and Amateur:...
(Paraguay) RSC 2 - Defeated Ike QuarteyIke QuarteyIke "Bazooka" Quartey is a former WBA Welterweight champion boxer. He has fought numerous world champion boxers including Oscar De La Hoya, Fernando Vargas, Vernon Forrest and Ronald "Winky" Wright.-Biography:...
(Ghana) 5-0 - Defeated Todd FosterTodd FosterTodd Foster is an American boxer in the Junior middleweight division.-Amateur career:Foster was an amateur boxing standout...
(United States) 3-2 - Defeated Lars MyrbergLars MyrbergLars Mikael Myrberg was an Swedish boxer who won a light welterweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.Myrberg turned pro in 1996 and fought only one fight, retiring with a record of 1-0-0.-References:*...
(Sweden) 5-0 - Lost to Vyacheslav Yanovski (Soviet Union) 0-5