Steven Rudic
Encyclopedia
Steve Rudic is an Australia
n boxer best known for winning the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2006 in the men's super heavyweight division.
A late starter to boxing Steve was a former basketball player with the Canberra Cannons he took up the sport at age 26 under the guidance of English born trainer Garry Hamilton had just 26 fights with 18 wins before the games. He beat massive Tongan Isekeli Maama but lost his semifinal to Welshman Kevin Evans. Following the Commonwealth Games he lost at the Australian Championships in Brisbane
to the younger Daniel Beahan
, who thus became the Australia's representative at the 2008 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 best known for winning the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2006 in the men's super heavyweight division.
A late starter to boxing Steve was a former basketball player with the Canberra Cannons he took up the sport at age 26 under the guidance of English born trainer Garry Hamilton had just 26 fights with 18 wins before the games. He beat massive Tongan Isekeli Maama but lost his semifinal to Welshman Kevin Evans. Following the Commonwealth Games he lost at the Australian Championships in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
to the younger Daniel Beahan
Daniel Beahan
Daniel Beahan is an Australian amateur boxer best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at super heavyweight.-Career:...
, who thus became the Australia's representative at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
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