Leonard Leisching
Leonard Leisching (born 11 September 1934) is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki [1] and gold medalist at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. Leisching was also an accomplished footballer, appearing as a full-back for Johannesburg Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Llandudno and Southern Suburbs.
Medal record | ||
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Men's Boxing | ||
Representing South Africa | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1952 Helsinki | Featherweight | |
Commonwealth Games | ||
1954 Vancouver | Featherweight |
1952 Olympic boxing tournament results
At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Leonard Leisching competed in the featherweight division for South Africa. Here are his results from that tournament:
- Round of 32: defeated Emmanuel Agassi (Iran) 3-0;
- Round of 16: defeated Stevan Redli (Yugoslavia) 3-0;
- Quarterfinal: defeated Leonard Walters (Canada) 3-0;
- Semifinal: lost to Jan Zachara (Czechoslovakia) 2-1.
Starting at the 1952 Olympic boxing tournament, both losing semifinalists in all divisions received bronze medals.
Leisching's first-round opponent, Emmanuel Agassi, is the father of tennis champion Andre Agassi.
References
- Profile: Len Leisching sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 13 December 2008)