Benny Pike

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Benny Pike
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Full nameGeoffrey Benjamin Pike
NationalityAustralian
Born (1954-05-13) 13 May 1954 (age 66)
Sport
Sport Boxing

Geoffrey Benjamin Pike (born 13 May 1954) is an Australian boxer. [1] He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Benny Pike". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Benny Pike Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2018.