Campbell Palmer

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Campbell Palmer
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NationalityCanadian
Born (1936-04-29) 29 April 1936 (age 87)
Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Sport
Sport Boxing

Campbell Roger "Buddy" Palmer (born 29 April 1936) is a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Gabriel Achy Assi of the Ivory Coast, before losing to Stoyan Pilichev of Bulgaria. [1] Prior to competing at the Olympics, he competed in Haney, British Columbia and 100 Mile House, British Columbia. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Campbell Palmer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. "Sports stars of yesteryear". 100 Mile House Free Press. British Columbia. 3 December 1980. p. 33. Retrieved 21 June 2020.