Daniel Bekker

South African boxer (1932-2009)

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Born

9 February 1932, Dordrecht, Eastern Cape

Died

22 October 2009, Pretoria

Citizenship

South Africa

Sport

boxing

Discipline

heavyweight

Occupation

boxer

Height

180 cm (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

89 kg (196 lb)

Daniel "Daan" Wepener Bekker (9 February 1932 – 22 October 2009) was a South African boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Four years later in Rome he captured the silver medal in the same category.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• BoxRec
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q337033 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.