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James Swan (boxer)

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James Swan
Personal information
Born6 July 1974 (1974-07-06) (age 51)
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Featherweight

James Swan (born 6 July 1974) was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory and is an Indigenous bantamweight boxer from Australia, who represented his native country at 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Swan won bronze medals at 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games.[3][4]

He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[5]

He is a member of the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "James Swan". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Gap Stories: James Swan, Alumni & Boxer - The Gap Youth & Community Centre". www.gyc.org.au. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – James Swan". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 9 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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