Garth da Silva

Garth da Silva
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lumpur 1998 Heavyweight

Garth John da Silva (born 28 December 1973 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won his first round in the Heavyweight (-91 kg) division against Cathel O'Grady of Ireland, before losing to Serguei Dychkov of Belarus.[1] In 1998 he won the bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. He is the son of wrestler John da Silva.[2]

References

  1. Olympic results Archived 4 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Adams, Yvette (2005). More than meets the eye: a true story based on the life and times of the best blind wrestler the world has ever seen. Yvette Adams. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-9757770-0-8.


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