Christopher Rollinson
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| Full name | Christopher Marcus Rollinson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1928 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 April 1988 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
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Christopher Marcus Rollinson (25 May 1928 – 7 April 1988) was a New Zealand boxer.
Rollinson represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. He reached the final of the light heavyweight division, where he won the silver medal.[1] The referee stopped the contest after Rollinson was knocked down three times in the first round by his opponent, Don Scott, of England.[2]
Rollinson died on 7 April 1988.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Christopher Rollinson". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Groom, Graham (2017). The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games. Lulu Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-244-94031-7. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Burial record for Christopher Marcus Rollinson". Auckland Council. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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