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David Burke (boxer)

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David Burke
Personal information
Born3 February 1975 (1975-02-03) (age 49)
Liverpool, Merseyside
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  England
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Vejle Featherweight

David Burke (born 3 February 1975 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English boxer who won the bronze medal in the Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark.

Nicknamed Burkey, Burke represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Featherweight division by Germany's Falk Huste. He was affiliated with the Salisbury Amateur Boxing Club.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Burke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009.