Justin Stewart Kane (born 21 December 1981 in

Ferntree Gully, Victoria Ferntree Gully is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, 30 km east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Knox Local ...

) is an Australian

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. He won the gold medal in the men's bantamweight division at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

in Manchester, United Kingdom. He represented his native country at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

, losing in the quarterfinals to Sergey Danilchenko from Ukraine. He was an

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scholarship holder.AIS at the Olympics

Olympic results

*1st round bye *Defeated Sontaya Wongprates (Thailand) 15–13 *Lost to Sergey Danilchenko (Ukraine) RSC 4

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* 1981 births Living people Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Olympic boxers for Australia Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games boxers for Australia Australian Institute of Sport boxers Australian male boxers People from Ferntree Gully, Victoria Boxers from Melbourne Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in boxing {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub