Bernard Foster

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Bernard Foster
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NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1931-09-28) 28 September 1931 (age 90)
Birmingham, England
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Bernard Foster (born 28 September 1931) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1]

Foster won the 1952 and 1955 Amateur Boxing Association British light-middleweight title, when boxing out of the Mitchell & Butlers ABC. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernard Foster Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. "Shock for Giant Young Boxer" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 26 April 1952. Retrieved 2 January 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.