Leonard Leisching
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  South Africa | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1952 Helsinki | Featherweight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 1954 Vancouver | Featherweight |
Leonard Leisching (11 September 1934 – 25 February 2018)[1] was a boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki[2] and gold medalist at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. Leisching was also an accomplished footballer, appearing as a full-back for Johannesburg Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Llandudno and Southern Suburbs.
1952 Olympic boxing tournament results
[edit]- Round of 32: defeated Emmanuel Agassi (Iran) 3-0;
- Round of 16: defeated Stevan Redli (Yugoslavia) 3-0;
- Quarterfinal: defeated Leonard Walters (Canada) 3-0;
- Semifinal: lost to Jan Zachara (Czechoslovakia) 2-1.
Starting at the 1952 Olympic boxing tournament, both losing semifinalists in all divisions received bronze medals. Leisching's first-round opponent, Emmanuel Agassi, is the father of tennis champion Andre Agassi.
References
[edit]- ↑ Leonard Leisching's obituary
- ↑ Profile: Len Leisching sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)
External links
[edit]- Leonard Leisching at Olympedia
- Leonard Leisching at InterSportStats
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