William Meyers
William Meyers was a South African boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome fighting as a featherweight.
Meyers, who was only 17 during the Rome Olympics, was the youngest South African boxer ever to win an Olympic medal. He never turned professional.
1960 Olympic results
Below is the record of William Meyers, a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1960 Rome Olympics:- Round of 32: defeated Than Tun by decision, 5-0
- Round of 16: defeated Hsu Teng-yun by a third-round knockout
- Quarterfinal: defeated Constantin Gheorghiu by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: lost to Jerzy Adamski by decision, 1-4