Grahame Cheney
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's boxing | ||
Representing  Australia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Seoul | Light welterweight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 1990 Auckland | Welterweight |
Grahame Francis "Spike" Cheney (born 27 April 1969) is a retired Australian boxer, who won a light welterweight (63.5 kg) silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Cheney also won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Olympic results
[edit]- 1st round bye
- Defeated Miguel González (Paraguay) RSC 2
- Defeated Ike Quartey (Ghana) 5–0
- Defeated Todd Foster (United States) 3–2
- Defeated Lars Myrberg (Sweden) 5–0
- Lost to Vyacheslav Yanovski (Soviet Union) 0–5
Pro career
[edit]Cheney turned pro in 1991, winning the WBC International Welterweight title. He retired in 1996 with a professional record of 17–3–0.
Personal life
[edit]Since 1998, Cheney has suffered from bipolar disorder.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Boxing 67kg - Men Bronze Medals". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ↑ "Spike's Mental Agony". Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Grahame Cheney from BoxRec (registration required)
- Grahame Cheney at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Grahame Cheney at Olympics.com
- Grahame Cheney at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Grahame Francis Cheney at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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