Cornelis van der Walt

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Cornelis van der Walt
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Rhodesian
Born (1943-08-13) 13 August 1943 (age 79)
Sport
Sport Boxing

Cornelis M. van der Walt (born 13 August 1943) is a former boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics, representing Northern Rhodesia. [1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he lost to Nicolae Puiu of Romania. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cornelis van der Walt Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.