Peter Brander (20 July 1927 – 2 April 2013)[1] was a British boxer. Brander competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the 57kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4]

Peter Brander
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1927-07-20)20 July 1927
Southampton, England
Died2 April 2013(2013-04-02) (aged 85)
Charvil, England
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Auckland 57kg

He won the 1946, 1948 and 1950 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Slough Centre ABC.[5][6][7]

1948 Olympic results

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Below is the record of Peter Brander, a British featherweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:

  • Round of 32: lost to Mohamed Ammi (France) on points

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Brander". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Brander Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Eight New ABA champions Boxing Amateur Association Championships". Daily News (London). 2 May 1946. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Local Amateur Boxers at Wembley Association Championships". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 May 1948. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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