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James Swan (boxer)

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James Swan
Personal information
Born6 July 1974 (1974-07-06) (age 50)
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Featherweight

James Swan (born 6 July 1974 in Alice Springs, Northern Territory) is an indigenous bantamweight boxer from Australia, who represented his native country at 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]

Swan won bronze medals at 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games.

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine