Daniel Bekker
Daniel "Daan" Wepener Bekker was a South African boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Four years later in Rome he captured the silver medal in the same category.
Amateur career
Bekker was the South African Heavyweight Champion from 1955–1959 and 1961.Amateur results
- 1956 won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the Melbourne Olympics.
- *Defeated José Giorgetti KO-1
- *Lost to Pete Rademacher KO-3
- 1958 won the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.
- *Defeated S. Renaud TKO-1
- *Defeated Gbadegesin Salawu TKO-2
- *Defeated David Thomas PTS
- 1960 won the Heavyweight silver medal at the Rome Olympics.
- *Defeated Wladyslaw [Jedrzejewski (boxer)|Władysław Jędrzejewski] TKO-1
- *Defeated Obrad Sretenovic KO-1
- *Defeated Günter Siegmund PTS
- *Lost to Franco De Piccoli KO-2