Bernie Meli

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Bernie Meli
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1940-07-22) 22 July 1940 (age 85)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event
Light-welterweight
ClubImmaculata BC, Belfast

Bernard Meli (born 22 July 1940) is a former boxer from Northern Ireland, who competed for Ireland at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he competed in the men's light welterweight event. [2]

Meli was selected for the 1962 Northern Irish team [3] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. [4] He competed in the light-welterweight category, [5] where he lost to Harvey Reti of Canada in the quarter-final round. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernie Meli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Five boxers may be considered for Empire Games" . Northern Whig. 6 September 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Empire Games Selection" . Belfast News-Letter. 7 September 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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