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Peter Brander

Peter Brander was a British boxer. Brander competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 57 kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Peter Brander
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1927-07-20)20 July 1927
Southampton, England
Died2 April 2013(2013-04-02) (aged 85)
Charvil, England
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland 57kg

Peter Brander (20 July 1927 – 2 April 2013)1 was a British boxer. Brander competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.2 He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 57 kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.34

He won the 1946, 1948 and 1950 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Slough Centre ABC.567

1948 Olympic results

Below is the record of Peter Brander, a British featherweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:

  • Round of 32: lost to Mohamed Ammi (France) on points
References

References

  1. "Peter Brander". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Brander Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. "Eight New ABA champions Boxing Amateur Association Championships". Daily News (London). 2 May 1946. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Local Amateur Boxers at Wembley Association Championships". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 May 1948. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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