Darryl Norwood

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Darryl Norwood
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NationalityAustralian
Born (1944-12-04) 4 December 1944 (age 76)
Sport
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Medal record

Darryl Norwood (born 4 December 1944) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Luis Romo of Argentina, before losing to Fernando Atzori of Italy. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Darryl Norwood Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "Darryl Norwood". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 January 2021.