Donald Dinnie McCorkindale (16 August 1904 – 11 August 1970) was a South African
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who competed in the
1928 Summer Olympics
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. He fought as Don McCorkindale.
Biography
He was born in
Pretoria
Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country.
Pretoria strad ...
,
Transvaal Colony
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and died in
Edenvale, Transvaal.
McCorkindale won the
Amateur Boxing Association of England
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1926
light heavyweight title. Two years later in 1928 he finished fourth in the
light heavyweight class at the 1928 Summer Olympics, after losing the bronze medal bout to
Karel Miljon.
1928 Olympic results
Below are the results of Don McCorkindale, a South African light heavyweight boxer who competed in the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics:
* Round of 16: defeated
Domenico Ceccarelli (Italy) on points
* Quarterfinal: defeated
Juozas Vinca (Lithuania) by second-round knockout
* Semifinal: lost to
Victor Avendano (Argentina) on points
* Bronze Medal Match: lost to
Karel Miljin (Netherlands) on points
References
sports-reference.com
1904 births
1970 deaths
Boxers from Pretoria
Transvaal Colony people
Light-heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for South Africa
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
South African people of Scottish descent
South African male boxers
20th-century South African sportsmen
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