James Swan (boxer)

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James Swan
Personal information
Born6 July 1974 (1974-07-06) (age 50)
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Sport
Sport Boxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria Featherweight

James Swan (born 6 July 1974) was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory and is an Indigenous bantamweight boxer from Australia, who represented his native country at 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

Swan won bronze medals at 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4]

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [5]

He is a member of the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame. [2]

References

  1. "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "James Swan". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. "Gap Stories: James Swan, Alumni & Boxer - The Gap Youth & Community Centre". www.gyc.org.au. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. "Olympedia – James Swan". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. AIS at the Olympics Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine