Ernest Peirce
Boxer
欧内斯特·皮尔斯
- Born
- 25 September 1909, Somerset West
- Died
- 23 January 1998, Apache Junction
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- middleweight
- Occupation
- boxer
Ernest "Eddie" Peirce (25 September 1909 – 23 January 1998) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
He was born in Somerset West and died in Apache Junction, Arizona, United States.
In 1932 he won the bronze medal in the middleweight classification after winning the third-place fight against Roger Michelot of France by walkover.
Two years earlier, Peirce won the middleweight bronze medal at the 1930 British Empire Games.
He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – middleweight |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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