| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 11 November 1941 Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Athol McQueen (born 11 November 1941) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Tadayuki Maruyama of Japan, before losing to Joe Frazier of the United States.[2]
In 1964, heavyweight representative Buster Mathis qualified but was injured, and so Frazier was sent as a replacement. At the heavyweight boxing event, Frazier knocked out George Oywello of Uganda in the round of 16, then knocked out Athol 40 seconds into the quarter-finals. He was the only American boxer left at the semi-final stage, facing the 6'2", 214-lb Vadim Yemelyanov of the Soviet Union.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athol McQueen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Athol McQueen". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joe Frazier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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